30% of Boreholes in FCT Rural Communities Malfunctioning

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Rural Water Supply and
Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) has revealed that over 30 per cent of
the boreholes sunk in various rural communities in the FCT are not
functional.

The Executive Director RUWASSA Dr Mohammed Dan-Hassan disclosed
this in Abuja over the weekend. While speaking during the closing
ceremony of a five-day training exercise for artisans in FCT rural
communities on maintenance and management of boreholes in their
communities, Dan-Hassan noted that there are over 1,000 boreholes
that are not working in the territory.

He listed those in this category to included manual,
electrical-powered, and solar-powered boreholes. He said that the
main challenge of the boreholes in the communities is vandalism and
theft.

Dan-Hassan noted that the training, which was organised by the
rural water supply agency in collaboration with Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), was meant to build the skills of the
participants, so that they can repair broken down boreholes in
their communities and for them to know the supply chain of borehole
spare parts.

He said six participants, from each of the six area councils of
the FCT and 10 staff of the agency were selected for the training,
while four abandoned boreholes in the communities were repaired
during the exercise, adding that the ultimate aim of the training
was to improve access to drinking water in FCT rural
communities.

Also speaking, a representative of JICA, Nigeria office, Sato
Shohei said the agency would continue to support any move to
improve access to drinking water in Abuja rural communities, adding
that with the training, participants can now fix broken down
boreholes in their communities.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Rural Water Supply and
Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) has revealed that over 30 per cent of
the boreholes sunk in various rural communities in the FCT are not
functional.

The Executive Director RUWASSA Dr Mohammed Dan-Hassan disclosed
this in Abuja over the weekend. While speaking during the closing
ceremony of a five-day training exercise for artisans in FCT rural
communities on maintenance and management of boreholes in their
communities, Dan-Hassan noted that there are over 1,000 boreholes
that are not working in the territory.

He listed those in this category to included manual,
electrical-powered, and solar-powered boreholes. He said that the
main challenge of the boreholes in the communities is vandalism and
theft.

Dan-Hassan noted that the training, which was organised by the
rural water supply agency in collaboration with Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), was meant to build the skills of the
participants, so that they can repair broken down boreholes in
their communities and for them to know the supply chain of borehole
spare parts.

He said six participants, from each of the six area councils of
the FCT and 10 staff of the agency were selected for the training,
while four abandoned boreholes in the communities were repaired
during the exercise, adding that the ultimate aim of the training
was to improve access to drinking water in FCT rural
communities.

Also speaking, a representative of JICA, Nigeria office, Sato
Shohei said the agency would continue to support any move to
improve access to drinking water in Abuja rural communities, adding
that with the training, participants can now fix broken down
boreholes in their communities.