RESIDENTS of DAMPASE FACE DIRE WATER CRISIS

Residents of Dampase in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region are facing a difficult water crisis. 

Tanker water suppliers have taken advantage of the situation and charged exorbitantly causing a high cost of water in the township. There’s more in the following report by Soireenews.

Until recently when through the intervention of UNICEF, the township remained unconnected to the country’s water system. A dugout made by the community several years ago served as the main source of water for the community.

But there’s has not been any significant improvement in the water situation since only a few houses have been connected to the system and even with that, the flow has been inconsistent causing the community to heavily depend on the services of tanker water suppliers.

These storage facilities are mostly empty and the dugout almost dried up due to the dry season.

Chief of the community Nene Naa Ohimmeh said the situation is very worrisome making life unbearable in the community.

He desires that all houses of the community get connected to the water system and also have a constant flow of water.

Whilst bemoaning the fact that the Ghana Water Company Limited does not have enough adequate storage facilities to aid the constant flow of water in dry seasons, he called on them to speed up their operations.

He spoke to Soireenews.

Some members of the community also spoke to Soireenews Reporter decrying the high-cost water supplied by the tankers as a bucket of water is sold at an exorbitant rate of 60pesewas. They said the situation is worrying and has gotten even direr as the dugout has dried up during the dry season.
According to them, water from the dugout is even unsafe and would have to be treated before it can be used for domestic purposes such as cooking and drinking since it is been shared with them by animals.

Rebecca Korley is a water merchant in the Dampase/Langma. She said the business is not lucrative as she only makes a profit of GHC 10 on every tank of water she buys for GHC 100.00.

She said sometimes she is compelled to sell a bucket to the aged for 20pesewas instead of 60pesewas on humanitarian grounds.

Paul Budu is the Assemblyman for the Dampase Electoral Area.
Whilst praising the UNICEF and GWCL also called on the GWCL to improve their services by ensuring that there’s a constant flow of water. 
He said he’s been in constant touch with the engineers over the issue.

Story By Kwaku Donkoh.