By Kamal Ahmed
Abrewankor (E/R), Jan 30, GNA – Residents of Abrewankor in the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region continue to struggle for clean drinking water as a nearly completed water project remains unconnected.
Although the system is 90 per cent complete, the final connection has not been made, leaving households and school children dependent on an unsafe stream despite repeated appeals to the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL).
The concern was raised by the Chief of Abrewankor, Nene Tetteh Addey I, during the commissioning of a Community Seed Bank built by NUS Network-Ghana with support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and other partners.
According to the chief, pipelines have already been laid from Nkurakan and surrounding communities to Abrewankor, with only the final connection to the Ghana Water Company Limited pending.
“This project is about 90 per cent complete. Everything has been done except the final connection,” he said, noting that repeated appeals to GWCL have brought no results.
He disclosed that he had formally written to the utility provider and engaged the former Yilo Krobo Municipal Chief Executive, but the situation remains unresolved.
He added that he had even offered to personally fund the final works to ensure the community finally receives potable water.
With the project stalled, residents continue to depend on unsafe water sources, raising public health concerns, particularly for schoolchildren.
Although Abrewankor has three boreholes, all are currently non‑functional, compelling residents and pupils of the Abrewankor School to fetch water from a stream.
The chief described the situation as worrying, especially at a time when the community is being positioned as a model for sustainable agriculture through the newly inaugurated seed bank.
In a related appeal, Nene Tetteh Addey I called for a speed ramp near the Abrewankor School on the Somanya–Adukrom–Nkurakan–Koforidua highway.
He said the absence of water forces pupils to cross the busy road daily to fetch water from the opposite side, exposing them to potential accidents.
“A speed ramp will slow down motorists and protect the lives of our children,” he said.
He therefore appealed to the Municipal Chief Executive and relevant state institutions to prioritise the completion of the water project and address the road safety concerns to improve living conditions in the community.
GNA
Edited by D.I. Laary/ Kenneth Odeng Adade
