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| Jubilee Market under construction |
Most deprived areas of the district particularly those with some level of fluoride in their water were assisted with a number of boreholes.
This year, more than twelve boreholes have been earmarked for construction to increase access to water and ease the shortage of water supply bedeviling the people.
The Bongo DCE, Alexis Ayamdor who disclosed this to Radio Ghana in Bongo said considering the issue of fluorosis in the Bongo Township, the assembly had worked tirelessly to achieve some appreciable gains in the supply of pipe borne water and boreholes to most communities.
Mr. Ayamdor hinted, that the provision of water supply was made possible after series of discussions between the assembly and its development partners.
Moreover, government through the assembly had ensured and facilitated the drilling of boreholes in lagging communities.
He said the assembly had supported the rehabilitation of pipelines for the district, adding that his office was in talks with the Ghana Water Company, GWSC, to extend its pipelines to the area to augment the limited provision of water supply.
The DCE was hopeful that with the completion of work, some substantial amount of water will be provided to the Bongo Township from the company’s main pipeline.
Mr. Ayamdor urged the people of Bongo to exercise restraint while his office take steps to address their water needs.
Meanwhile, the DCE in the company of some assembly staff visited three communities to officially hand over some completed projects and also award contracts for the continuation of uncompleted ones.
The project funded through the GETfund and the District Assembly Common Fund,
DACF, include a 1 No 3-Unit classroom accommodation for the Tarongo D/A Primary school at the cost of one hundred and 45 thousand Ghana Cedis.
The GETfund project which started in March last year took the contractor, Alhaji Amadu Agongo and Sons Company Ltd, 3 months to complete.
The other project which is also a 3-unit classroom block for the Soe Primary ‘B’, school was funded under the DACF at the cost of one hundred and 40 thousand Ghana Cedis.
It took the contractor Kebule Enterprise 8 months to complete. During the official handing over ceremony, the headmaster of the school, Solomon Awuntaregeya, showed gratitude to the assembly for their sense of responsiveness, stressing that the provision of the edifice will increase enrolment and enhance effective teaching and learning.
He appealed to the assembly to help the school with adequate furniture and hook it to the National School Feeding Program to halt the phenomenon of losing its pupils to other schools.
The last point was the Bongo Jubilee market whose construction had been stalled since 2007 during the NPP regime.
The DCE who was impressed with the output of work said the assembly had made provision for the construction of 793 dual metal desk with teachers table and chairs for needy schools.
With regards to the DACF project, the DCE announced that the move was in conformity with the issuance of guidelines by government through the common fund administrator for all MMDAs to construct 2 No 3 classroom blocks and 2 No CHP Compounds each year as mandatory projects.
He said the construction of the 60 market sheds and stores attached with a 10 seater toilet facility and a mechanised borehole will be pursed to the latter to generate more revenue and facilitate trading activities.
The Paramount Chief of the Bongo Traditional Area, Naba Salifu Aleemyarum, who was at the jubilee market site told Radio Ghana that the assembly was committed to pay compensation packages to deserving groups and individuals and lauded the bold initiative by government to see to the successful completion of the old market.
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