15 boreholes installed in Okongo Constituency

Fifteen boreholes have been installed in the Ohangwena Region's Okongo Constituency under the Drought Relief Programme for the 2019/20 financial year. This was announced by the Ohangwena regional council's director of planning and development services, Julia Kakwambi, in a presentation during the National Council Standing Committee on Habitat's investigative visit on the use of drought relief funds to the region last Thursday. She explained that N$3 million was allocated to the region by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) under the Drought Relief Programme for 2019/20. The 15 boreholes were formerly drilled by the agriculture ministry, but were not provided with the needed infrastructure. These boreholes are at Oshidute shaShimbede, Ekango lOmuve, Oludila laHameva, Ondengu, Okakongwena, Okamanya, Oshinanyiki, Onamutapalova, Eloolo, Epamha, Onghulushe, Ombuwa yaKambode, Onaimbungu yaNdove, Ondiipanda and Okangwiyona. “All 15 boreholes installed under the Drought Relief Programme were successfully installed and the communities of the villages surrounding those boreholes now have access to potable water,” Kakwambi said. Due to the water crisis experienced in the eastern constituencies of Ohangwena, Kakwambi said the OPM has also allocated N$24.7 million for deep drilling and installation with water pipeline extension networks (new water points) throughout the 12 constituencies of the region. The Ohangwena regional council, she said, faces challenges in the implementation of this programme such as the heavy rains during the current rainy season and lack of expertise, which hampers progress. Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Habitat, Cletius Sipapela, told those present that members of his committee visited the areas with water crises at Ohangwena last year and they observed community members using water which is not fit for human consumption. “We should work hard to ensure that people have access to clean water,” Sipapela urged. He, however, expressed satisfaction with the Ohangwena Region's implementation of the government's emergency drought relief aid programme and encouraged the regional leadership not to allow allocated funds to be returned back to the treasury.NAMPA

15 boreholes installed in Okongo Constituency

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15 boreholes installed in Okongo Constituency

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