For years, access to potable water has remained a challenge for residents of Biu-Jaago, Kologo-Awunyabisi and Naaga-Nyanbisiya communities in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region, with women and children bearing much of the burden, particularly during the dry season.
As water sources become difficult to access during the dry months, residents have often had to travel long distances to fetch water from boreholes in neighbouring communities, where they join queues and sometimes scramble for the limited supply to meet their daily household needs.
The situation has placed additional pressure on women and children, who must find water for drinking, cooking and other domestic activities, often at the expense of time that could be spent on school, work and other responsibilities.
But the long-standing challenge is receiving attention following the drilling of three boreholes secured by the Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central, Simon Aworigo, for the three communities.
The boreholes were drilled between Thursday, October 8, and Sunday, October 11, 2026, following appeals from residents for support to address their water needs.
Mr Aworigo said the intervention was intended to address the prolonged struggle for water in the affected communities, particularly the difficulties residents face in accessing potable water during the dry season.
He said further interventions would be undertaken to ensure that communities within the constituency that continue to struggle to access safe drinking water also benefit from similar support.
For residents who have spent years travelling in search of water, the new facilities represent an opportunity to access an essential resource closer to home and reduce the daily hardship associated with meeting their families’ basic needs.
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