Yendi (N/R), Dec. 31, GNA – The Ghana Water Company
Limited (GWCL), is installing three mechanised boreholes to pump
water to Yendi in March 2011, to end the frequent water shortages
that afflicts the more than 75,000 residents. The Chief Director of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works
and Housing, Mr Ziblim Yakubu announced this when a delegation
of Ghana Water Board, visited the Yendi Water Works site at
Yendi. Mr Ziblim said the project was being sponsored by the GWCL
through its Internal Generated Fund as a short term measure. He said Bank Hapoalim from Israel was funding the provision of
pipe line to be connected to River Oti, to supply pipe borne Water
to Yendi, which is 25 Kilometres away as a long term measure. A member of the board, Alhaji Adam Yakubu Mahama Baba
Ibrahimah, expressed the satisfaction of members about the project. The Yendi Municipal Chief Executive Mr Issah Zakaria appealed
to Bank Hapoalin to hook communities along River Oti to benefit
from the water project. In a related development, Zabzugu/Tatale District Chief
Executive, Mr Umar Abdul Wahab has appealed to the Water
Ministry to connect the district to the River Oti project, since the
area is only 10 Kilometres away. He said currently Zabzugu township is connected to a dam as its
source of water.
Source: GhanaWeb
