By Michael Owusu Duodu
Bechem (Ahafo), May 9, GNA – The Water and Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project, has been described as the most connected, so far as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are concerned.
Mr. Jeremiah Atengdem, Water Expert with IRC, Ghana, said this in a presentation at a Project Inception Meeting, held at Bechem, in the Ahafo Region, for stakeholders in the Tano South Municipality.
He said WASH had links with health, education, agriculture, the environment, and almost all the other sectors of the economy and it was against that backdrop that his outfit was helping Assemblies in the Ahafo Region, with the implementation of the WASH Masterplan effectively.
He added that Goal ‘6’ of the SDGs sought to ensure safe water for all Ghanaians by the year 2030.
“The WASH Masterplan must be incorporated into the Medium-Term Plans of the Assemblies else it cannot be executed,” Mr Atengdem said, adding that the Safe Water project needed financial support from the Assemblies to achieve its objectives.
Mr Emmanuel Kwame Frimpong, the Tano South Municipal Chief Executive expressed gratitude to IRC, Ghana, for considering the municipality in the programme and reaffirmed the Assembly’s commitment to do all in its power, to see to the successful decision of the project.
“In all cases, the health, safety and wellbeing of the people, were vital for the effective and efficient prosecution of the country’s development and transformation agenda, and thus, we dare not fail,” he stated.
Participants expressed varied concerns about the quality, safety and efficient water service deliveries in the area, and called on the authorities to rise to the task.
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