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By
Godwill Arthur-Mensah, RNG
Accra, March 31, GNA –
Cabinet approved the implementation of peri-urban and rural water supply
project in 450 sites in the regions of Volta, East, Greater Accra and Ashanti.
Water supply
The project would benefit 225,000 people in line with the sustainable development agenda.
Development Objective (SDG) -Six to provide drinking water and sanitation facilities to all.
The project would
provide clean and reliable drinking water to residents of these areas using
advanced technology and would run over 18 months.
It would also maximize
social and health benefits, improve school attendance and reduce risk
diseases among the population.
This would imply
cashless payment and data collection system integrated with its
implemented to ensure that revenues are easily captured, managed and secured
in advance of any water distribution.
Mr. Kojo Oppong
Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, who announced it during a press briefing,
Accra, on Sunday, said the government was embarking on the project as part of
measures to take care of unserved and hard-to-reach rural communities and to improve
strategy to improve the supply of water supply, sanitation and hygiene facilities
for the people.
The minister explained
that the concept of transformation of society should employ innovative methods.
Financing technologies and methods to generate revenue for maintenance and future maintenance.
expansion of the project.
The Ministry of
Sanitation and Water Resources and Community Agency for Water and Sanitation in
jointly with Aqua Africa Limited, a British private sector entity, have been
work closely on a market-based approach to provide sustainable clean
drinking water in peri-urban and rural communities in Ghana, he said.
The minister said
that the implementation of the project would improve access to reliable drinking water sources
water all year round, with 225,000 people on the verge of being withdrawn from
poverty.
GNA
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