Anankore water source block by quarry operator

By Mildred Siabi-Mensah, GNA

Sofokrom (WR), April 2, GNA - The Anankore River, the only source of raw water for treatment at the Inchaban Treatment Plant has been heavily disrupted by indiscriminate mining activities by a contractor exploring quarry stones and other natural minerals in the area.

The inhuman activity, with it resultant national and human security threat has drastically reduced the production level of the company from four million gallons a day to 1.4 million, accompanied with incessant water shortages across the Metropolis.

A site visit by journalists, officials from the PURC, the Regional office of the Ghana Water Company and the Police revealed a very devastating and inhuman destruction of the water source without recourse to the millions of people whose livelihood depended on the water.

For months now, the Regional Office of the Ghana Water had had to ration water due to the continual depletion of the level of the intake point.

Engineer Mike Teiko Cudjoe, Regional Manager of Ghana Water told the media that the unacceptable and continual depletion of the level of the intake point prompted the company to do a thorough search around the source to ascertain the cause.

The inchaban treatment point did not only serve residential but also energy providing enclave around the Aboadze /Abusei areas.

At the site, one could see sections of the land inserted with palm leaves, an indication of eminent blasting for more of the earthy resources.

The site, has been identified as belonging to one Osam Duoduo but he was not onsite during the visit despite the number of trucks loading the substance from the site.

Officials said reports have been made to the Regional Coordinating Council and the Environmental Protection Agency for further investigations and action.

Engineer Cudjoe said the devastating situation presented the company with an obvious option of suspension of operations and called on state authorities to act quickly to avert national security issues.

GNA

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