WALSHIE, NOGMADO ENJOY POTABLE WATER (PAGE 20)

Story: Vincent Adedze, Walewale

THE people of Walshie and Nogmado in the Tolon-Kumbungu and Zabzugu-Tatale districts, respectively, of the Northern Region are now enjoying potable.
This follows the provision of boreholes estimated at $500,000 by World Vision (WV) Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), under the Ghana Rural Water Project of the West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI).
A US national, Mr David Dornsife, and his wife, Deina, provided additional equipment such as rigs at an estimated cost of $1.2 million to facilitate the drilling of the boreholes in the beneficiary communities.
In all, five borehole facilities have been constructed at vantage points at Walshie, while one of the facilities has been sited at Nogmado.
The facilities are likely to cater for about 1,221 people in the beneficiary communities who are predominantly farmers.
In his address during the inauguration of the facilities, the National Director of WV, Mr Sam Asare, said for the past 30 years, Mr and Mrs Dornsife had been supporting his outfit in the provision of water facilities in some African countries like Senegal, Mauritania, Ghana and Niger.
“The couple have provided seven rigs for the drilling of the boreholes in the two communities and we must commend them for their efforts at supporting our development efforts,” Mr Asare stated.
He urged the beneficiary communities to take good care of the facilities and assured the people that the staff of the WV in the areas would support them in maintaining them.
“We are very excited to be here; we have seen how facilities such as boreholes could make a positive impact in the lives of rural people,” the couple said.
They expressed optimism that the provision of the facilities would help prevent water-borne diseases among the people and improve upon their quality of life.
The Tolon-Kumbungu District Chief Executive, Mr Wahab Suhiyini Wumbei, stated that it was very difficult to hit water in the district during the drilling of the borehole.
He, however, stated that 33 high-yielding borehole facilities had so far been provided in the district through the collaborative efforts of development partners and the district assembly.