Alhaji Abdulrazak Nuhu Zaki, Bauchi State Commissioner for Water Resources said the state government in partnership with international donors is set to rehabilitate 2000 non-functional boreholes in the state.
Nuhu Zaki disclosed this while addressing a delegation from Evidence Action, an international organization with a Passion for safe water expansion and exploration in Bauchi.
He said the community data sheet from the state Rural Water Supply Agency, (RUWASSA) indicated that out of the total of 10,315 boreholes available in the state, 1,982 are non-functional.
“The Community data sheet of the 20 LGAs In Bauchi state shows that 8333 boreholes are functional while the remaining 1,982 require rehabilitation, “he added.
Nuhu Zaki told the visiting team that the presence of representatives of key line ministries, departments, and Agencies of the state at the meeting was a pointer to the state government’s desire to fight water-related communicable diseases in the State.
“All the MDAs with relevant information about the water needs of the state would be mobilized to provide the required data for the success of the project.
“We also assure you that the government will ensure transparency in the selection of the local governments and words that will benefit from the project,” he said
In a remark, the Country Director of Evidence Action, Pharmacist Tope Ogunbi, said four Local government areas would be selected shortly after water point verification which would involve the collection of information on key indicators like households per water point.
“Waterpoint type and water point functionality in one ward per each of the 4 LGAs.”
“Selection of the 4 LGAs and the 4 wards will be determined by population size, Diarrhea burden of children under 5 years of age, proportion and types of existing water treatment schemes, and evaluation of the difference between Rural and urban water points and their Community,” he said.
Mr. Ogunbi said information gathered through water point exploration would enable the organization to understand the number, Location, and types of communal water points suitable for the safe water program to be implemented in the state under the five-year project.
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