Road construction hinder water supply in Ashaiman municipality

By: Benjamin Xornam Glover, ASHAIMAN

Water supply in parts of the Ashaiman municipality have been disrupted owing to the breakage of pipelines as a results construction works was being carried out on the stretch of road between Ashaiman township to Adjei Kojo under Bridge. As a result of this, many residents are without constant supply of drinking water to some parts of the municipality. Residents of the area have therefore has appealed to the agencies in charge provide them with an alternative water supply system during the period of road construction. Residents Complain

A cross section of residents who spoke to the Daily Graphic said for a period between two-weeks and one month, water had not flowed through their taps, a situation which has forced many residents to resort to the use of untreated water including water from dams for both domestic and other uses. Mr Ibrahim Musah, a resident of Ashaiman told this paper that some people are also taking advantage of the situation to exploit residents by filling small water containers with the dam water and selling each for between GH¢1 and GH¢ 2.

Another resident, Hajia Memunatu Alhassan expressed worry that with the recent spread of cholera outbreak in the country, delay in restoring water supply may exposed many more resident to the disease. Project site When the paper visited the project site, contractors of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) were spotted relocating the direction of the water pipelines that had been ruptured due to road constructions works, they said. The contractors were however not clear when water supply has been disrupted in parts of municipality will be fully restored. An official of the GWCL who declined to disclose his identity told the Daily Graphic at the project site that all efforts are being made to relocate all the broken pipelines to enhance regular water supply to start to minimize the impact of the shutdown.