Benjamin Ngah
The scarcity of water in Bamenda III
and the untold woes of the masses due to the scarcity of this priceless liquid
would in the near future be a thing of the past. This would be as a result of
the near completion of the giant water project undertaken by the Bamenda III
council with the help of the Germans.
On Saturday 18th of July,
2018 the council received a shipment of 800 pipes of ten meters each, fittings
and more than a hundred bags of aluminum sulfate or chlorine from Germany. The
special sulfate or chlorine would be used in the treatment of water.
The water project which begun some
three years ago is already at an advanced stage with the completion of the
construction of the water reservoir.
Speaking to some journalists at the
Bamenda III Council premises when the pipes, chlorine and other accessories
were being unloaded, Mayor Fongu Cletus expressed his total joy and fulfillment
that at last in a few days or months
ahead, his municipality would boast of supplementary potable water. According
to him, the little schemes of water around the area could not adequately supply
the ever increasing population of the municipality. “Another alternative source
of water needed therefore to be harnessed, made affordable and available to the
population,” he said.
In three weeks or so, the Mayor revealed, five
powerful engineers from Germany would be in the municipality to mount the water
plant and to pass on their technical knowhow to some council workers on how to
repair and manage the water plant. This would be to ensure maintenance and
continuity.
The water project according to the Mayor has
generated some jobs and would still generate jobs as a committee would be put
in place in the council to see into the management of the water to ensure
sustainability. “Health is wealth and
nobody can joke when it concerns water. Our lives depend basically on water and
no one can joke when it concerns water.” He said.
Expressing their gratitude to the
Mayor of Bamenda III and the Germans for providing them such an important aid,
some Bamenda III denizens said it would be like a dream come true if the severe
problem of water shortage is a thing of the past. Many said they had lost hope
and were just waiting for the worst as CamWater has been unable to supply constant
water to the populace and did not even give any concrete reason for the
intermittent supply.
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