Dumsor is responsible for the water shortage in Koforidua Prisons – GWCL

General News on Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-04-02

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) attributes the acute water shortage in Koforidua prisons and surrounding areas to an irregular power supply.

The prison, which has more than 800 inmates, has been out of taps for months.

The prison authorities claim that the detainees have been skin infections because of the shortage of water.

The situation became evident when journalists visited the premises last week to badess detainees' access to safe water as part of the World Water Day commemorative activities. March 22, 2019.

GWCL stated that it is not responsible for the situation. Officials said that the irregular power supply did not allow the water pumping from the Bukornu water treatment plant to consumers in the area.

Kwadwo Daase, public relations manager for Ghana's Ghana Water Company Limited, has expressed concern that the situation will worsen if power cuts continue.

"We are facing power supply problems, and when that happens, it actually means that we no longer have the power to continue to produce and pump water to and from Koforidua. affect the supply and there will be shortage in town. This is serious, we are concerned that this seriously affects the city's water supply. "

The situation is similar to that in the Northern region where the water company claims to have lost 66 hours of production time in March due to power outages.

The abbot of the company, Nicholas Nii, said the water shortage in several parts of the region was causing the situation.

Electricity supply has been erratic across the country and many companies have already complained about the effect of the situation.

The government said it would take about 12 days for the situation to normalize, but groups such as the African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) have urged the government to publish a schedule of power outages allowing businesses and individuals to prepare for the breakdown.