Residents of Canteen in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region are struggling to access clean water amidst the commemoration of World Water Week.
The community, with a population of about 3,000 people, faces severe water shortage, especially during the dry season.
Despite being a suburb of Damongo and home to the popular St Anne’s Catholic Hospital, inhabitants lack access to potable water.
Florence Peter, a mother of six, told Metro TV she has to ration water for her family due to the scarcity.
“We have to go through thick and thin to get water for our chores,” she said.
Alhaji Abdulai Adam, whose borehole serves the community, lamented about the high cost of electricity, which has prevented him from repairing a broken borehole.
The community was supposed to benefit from a Damongo Water project, which President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for its construction in 2020. However, the project stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the government to invest in alternative water supply solutions.
Some residents are skeptical about the government’s promises to solve the water crisis.
Meanwhile, Damongo MP, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has assured that the government is working to address the water shortage. However, residents remain hopeful that their plight will someday become a thing of the past.
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