GWCL EMBARKS ON FOUR DAYS DESITING OF PRA RIVER

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For some time now the Sekondi Takoradi metropolis has been experiencing long spells of water shortage.
Currently residents of Kojokrom and its environs have been without water for the past two days.
Two of the treatments plants for the Ghana Water Company Limited have been producing below their operational capacity.This is because the River Pra is choked with silt which is affecting the treatment plants’ ability to draw raw water.
Against this, the Ghana Water Company Limited is embarking on a four day desilting exercise of its intake points.
Western Region Chief Manager of the Ghana Water Company Limited Ing Mark Teiko Codjoe, explained to Skyy news it has become necessary to embark on the exercise so as to improve on water supply to the metropolis.
He explains that the low volume of water and the level of silt in the Pra River is affecting their operation as they are unable to drill the adequate quantity of water for treatment.
“So currently, the Ghana Water Company Limited produces just 3.5 million gallons a day against the average standard of 5 million gallons a day”.
He indicated the exercise is being done at a cost of GHC60.000 at the Daboase intake alone.
Ing. Teiko Codjoe, however advised residence of Sekondi –Takoradi metropolis to relay their fears as the recent water shortages has not reached crisis stage.
And that “the Ghana Water Company Limited is resolute after the four days desilting exercise, there will be enough water to enable the two treatment plants to operate at their maximum capacity to supply water to the numerous households with in the metropolis”.

BY STEPHEN CUDJOE

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