AGA commissions water supply systems for three communities in Obuasi

AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), Obuasi Mine has commissioned Water Supply Systems for three Communities in Obuasi, in addressing accessibility to safe and reliable portable water.

The communities are Sampsonkrom, Ewiase and New Nsuta-Emuye, each of which was provided with seven stand pipes.

The commissioning of the projects, estimated to cost GHC4,891,839 was performed at Sampsonkrom to coincide with the commemoration of World Water Day, under the theme: “Where Water Flows, Equity Grows”.

The Water System is expected to reduce the burden of water collection for women and children and also improve overall quality of life in the beneficiary communities.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mrs. Mavis Nana Yaa Kyei, Social Development and Gender Superintendent of AGA, said the company is concerned with the safe and healthy water, hence the intervention.

She said in 2024 and 2025 the company provided six communities including Ntonsua, Kwabrafoso, Kriki and Bidieso with similar facilities.

The Social Development and Gender Superintendent charged the beneficiary communities to take good care of the facilities and also adhere to strict maintenance culture to prolong the lifespan of the projects.

Mrs. Eugenia Kromo Sarpong, Principal Programmes Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Obuasi office, expressed concern over the current deplorable nature of rivers in the Adansi area, citing the Jimi River as an example, and called for stringent measures from stakeholders towards protecting the rivers and other water bodies from being destroyed by galamsey activities.

The Akrokerrihemaa, Nana Serwaa Bruwaa II said currently it is not easy to come by portable drinking water and expressed her appreciation to AGA for intervention for the three communities.

The Assemblyman for Sampsonkrom Electoral Area, Seidu Dramani said portable and clean water has eluded his constituents for some time now and thanked AngloGold for the projects.

He stated that Sampsonkrom depended on an old underground water, which is not currently in use for obvious reasons, and appealed to AGA Water Department to maintain it as a backup for the new water system.

From Frederick Danso Abeam, Sampsonkrom, Obuasi

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