Water Supply Project put in place in Berekentya

The residents of Berekentya, Hamelmalo sub-zone have become beneficiaries of potable water supply.

Keren, 01 June 2016- The residents of the Berekentya, Hamelmalo sub-zone have become beneficiaries of potable water supply. The project worth of 3 million Nakfa has become operational from 30 May 2016.

According to Mr. Yakob Idris, Administrator of Halelmalo Sub-zone, the residents and particularly mothers and children used to encounter a great deal of a problem in travelling a long distance from their villages to fetch water and that with the supply of water from their backyard their problem has been alleviated.

The new water supply project covers a wide range of activities including laying 4 kilometers of water pipe lines, construction of 3 water distribution centers, one water reservoir and one solar powered water pump.

The residents expressed satisfaction for having water supply from a short distance from their villages and that was the result of the regrouping of villages and starting leading a permanent settlement

Indicating  that all development activities so far implemented are not to be viewed lightly, Mr. Ali Mahmud, Administrator of Anseba region, on his part said that the Government has been giving priority on putting in place social service provision institutions in the remote areas of the country.