AVUTUBISI COMMUNITY GETS MECHANISED BOREHOLE (BACK PAGE, MARCH 17, 2010)

A mechanised borehole to serve 2,000 people in the Avutubisi community, near Bolgatanga, has been inaugurated.
The project, which cost GH¢43,400, was funded jointly by the Tom Herdeman Family from The Netherlands and Aqua Vitens Rand (AVRL) Ltd.
Inaugurating the facility, the Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Mark Woyongo, said a programme had been designed to drill 200 boreholes in the region to supply potable water to the people.
He expressed the hope that with the provision of water, sanitation in the area would improve.
He charged municipal and district assemblies to enforce bye-laws that mandated landlords to provide toilet facilities in their houses.
He said the government was soliciting support from The Netherlands government to construct a new water treatment plant on the Tono Dam in the Kassena-Nankana East District.
The project, estimated to cost 40 million euros, is expected to complement the current production levels from the Vea Head Works and supply water to areas in the Kassena-Nankana East and West districts, the Builsa District and parts of the Bolgatanga municipality.
The Managing Director of AVRL, Mr Martins Nijsse, charged the community to make good use of the borehole and ensure that it was maintained regularly.
The Regional Distribution Manager of the AVRL, Mr George Yanore, said under its water for life project, the company had constructed similar projects in Bawku and Navrongo, with Bawku alone benefiting from 10 projects, while Navrongo had five.
A representative of the Avutubisi community, Mr Dominic Akwibire, commended the Herdeman Family and the AVRL for the gesture and gave the assurance that the community would put the facility to good use.