Residents of Bakpaba, a community in the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region, are pleading for pipe-borne water and mechanized boreholes due to the alarming rise in waterborne diseases, particularly typhoid.
The community currently shares a dam as their sole water source with animals, leading to long hours spent by school children searching for water and putting the lives of women and children at risk as they travel on the busy Eastern Corridor Highway.
Citi News reported that women from the community shared their struggles, stating that they often wake up as early as 3 am to fetch water from the distant dam.
They emphasized the need for potable water to prevent the spread of diseases and save lives.
A resident stated, “We suffer before getting water. We even share the water with livestock. We need your help with potable water. We suffer during the day to get water to drink.”
Another added, “We are having a water problem in the community. In the morning, the women will wake up, sometimes around 3, walking from the house to here to fetch the water; it’s very, very far. We are drinking the water together with animals. How can humans share water with animals? We should have potable water to save our lives, or else we’ll get diseases. We are calling on authorities to help us with potable water.”
The residents are urging the government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and well-meaning individuals and organizations to intervene and provide a safer and more accessible water supply.
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