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The plight of cement block manufacturers at Dome

By Kofi Ahovi and Jeorge Wilson Kingson
Cement block manufacturers in the Dome Kwabenya constituency in the Greater Accra Region have for some time now complained about accessible water supply.

The manufacturers particularly those in Agbogba and its surroundings have been working for along time without regular water supply. They therefore have to buy water in tankers which is very expensive. When the tankers are unavailable they have to search for water in long distance making their work very difficult.

The irregularity of the water supply is currently collapsing the block making industry as well as other small business that depend on water. It has also resulted in the high price of cement blocks in the community.

Through interactions with the manufacturers, the journalists advised them to officially inform the Member of Parliament (MP) for intervention and support.

The MP for the constituency Professor Mike Oquaye was subsequently informed of the situation and he drew the attention of the officials of the Aqua Vitens Rand Ltd (AVRL) to the situation and the urgent need for the situation to be brought under control.

Following the MP’s intervention, management of AVRL identified the problem to be low pressure from the main pipe as well as illegal tapping, adding, due to this the water loses its pressure before reaching Agbogba and its environs.

The communication manager of AVRL, Stanley Martey, explained that the main pipe that carries the water from the source is 12 inches but the one that carries water to the various destinations is 6 inches, which explains the fall in the pressure.

Prof. Oquaye suggested the use of a bigger pipe, while ensuring that illegal activities are checked.

Upon their visit to the site, officials of AVRL identified that some of the businesses were situated in distant and isolated areas which made quite difficult to receive water regularly.

They also initiated a feasibility study to access the cost involved in replacing the pipes and rescheduling them on the main metre to enable them access regular water.

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