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| Water finally flows to the relief of these old folks |
Following
the threat by Kloma Gbi, a Krobo Youth group to embark on a demonstration in
protest against the acute water shortage in the Krobo areas and the subsequent
intervention by the Water Resources, Works and Housing Minister, Hon. E. T.
Mensah, the Kpong Water Works has restored water supply in strict adherence to
a directive issued by the minister.
The
minister issued the directive after an emergency meeting with the leadership of
Kloma Gbi in his office last Thursday.
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| The old PUBLIC taps have all started flowing |
Currently,
treated water is running in the hitherto de-activated domestic taps in the
Lower Manya Krobo area to be followed later in the day with the restoration of
supply to the Yilo Krobo areas. Taps that last run between six months and one
year are all actively flowing with treated water from the facility.
The
leadership of the group is meeting officials of the Treatment Facility to
negotiate the regularity of supply early Monday morning after which feedback
would be given to the Regional Manager of the facility and the minister as
directed.
The
Director of Communication of Kloma Gbi, Henking Adjase-Kodjo said “It is not
enough for water supply to be restored today only to cease flowing a day after,
we are demanding an uninterrupted supply as the host of the Kpong and Bukunor
Treatment Plants in the Lower and Upper Manya Krobo Districts respectively”.
He
said “We are going to the negotiation table on Monday for further discussions;
we are however grateful to the minister and his deputy for their sw
Published: May 27, 2012
http://www.modernghana.com/news/397994/1/water-finally-flows-in-krobo-area-after-threat-of-.html
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| What a relief !!! |
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| Everything that could hold water was filled to capacity |
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| Plumber busy at work to restore connection to some homes |
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| Water flowing a long drought |
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