UNSAFE WATER @NKRUMKROM



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having a borehole which delivers unsafe water, certainly, does not improve one's health.

residents of nkrumkrom, a village in the aburi south district of the eastern region now resort to a coloured river as a source of potable water.

another report by daniel lartey



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without technical advice, residents of nkrumkrom, resort to construct this borehole with the hope of ending the challenge of lack of access to potable water.

they cited it close to the community river to ensure constant flow.

least did they expect that water flowing from the borehole would carry a pungent smell.

the facility is abandoned as residents have resorted to this river as an alternative source of water.

it also serves as a pool for the young in the area.

for them, boiling before use to unsure safety is not a priority.

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but potable water is not the only need of nkrumkrom, the about 300 populated community depends on this pit latrine as the only toilet facility.

about 60 percent of them currently practice open defecation.

the road linking aburi to nsawam which passes through the village is untarred.

residents have to suffer the thick dust it generates.

portions of it has also caved in.

the situation causes vehicles to breakdown.

being a farming community, residents again say, they use all the money they make from petty trading to send their children to a school at a distant village.

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Comments

Charlie Electra said…
Most villages lack the technological support and therefore they are in such a mess where water problem is degrading their health. Thank you Daniel for this report. I hope they sort out the matter soon.

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Charlie
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February 26, 2015 at 11:51 PM
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