Assin Mesomagor gets a mechanized water system

General News of Sunday, January 27, 2019

Source: GNA

2019-01-27

More than 3,000 residents of Mesomagor, a farming community in South Central Assin District, have been thrown into a joyful jubilation and ecstasy when a new system of supplying mechanized water was inaugurated.

It was the first time in more than a century that the community and its adjacent villages and hamlets had access to safe drinking water.

In his absence, residents had no choice but to rely on nearby streams to get unhealthy water, with the consequences that entailed.

The installation of more than 27,000 GHCs, with a capacity of 10,000 liters per minute, was created and funded by the Ghana Heritage Conservation Trust (GHCT) and the GHCT Advisory Committee in collaboration with the community.

The GHCT, whose mandate is to strengthen the socio-economic growth of the communities around the Kakum Conservation Reserve, serves as a catalyst for development and as a key facilitator for the implementation of sustainable conservation, protection, maintenance and mitigation measures. management of natural, cultural and regional resources. and historical heritage.

Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, Omanhen Traditional Zone of Oguaa, and the Chairman of the GHCT Advisory Committee expressed the Trust's determination to provide development projects to communities bordering the forest.

He expressed his enthusiasm that the center will provide relief to disadvantaged and deprived communities and will also contribute to the achievement of the sixth goal of the Sustainable Development Goals, which was aimed at ensuring the availability and sustainable management of the environment. water and sanitation for all.

He asked the community leaders to keep the project zealous in order to serve his purpose.

Mr. Derrick Owusu Ambrose, DCE congratulated the contractor for completing the project on time and congratulated the GHCT for its support to the community and asked it to extend its goodwill to cover more communities of the region.

Nana Kojo Obeng II, Chief of Mesomagor, thanked the GHCT for this gesture and promised that the facilities would be well maintained to serve the community for a long time.