The Management of Guma Valley Water Company, led by the Managing Director Maada Kpenge, has on Friday October 30 visited the project sites of the Tombo Gravity Water Supply System Project. They assessed progress on the work done so far at the site.
The Project is part the Company’s effort to improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene in Tombo village and other fish Landing Stations in the Western Area Rural. It is funded by UNICEF with support from the Government of Iceland, and is implemented by Action for Development Program (ADP-SL) in partnership with the Ministries of Water Resources and Fisheries.
The Tombo Gravity Water Supply System Project is located along the West side of Upper Tombo Community. The Project’s work-package include construction of concrete intake weir structure, laying of transmission pipeline from intake weir to storage tanks, construction of a 150 milimetre cube and a 100 milimetre cubic storage tanks; rehabilitation of a 300 milimetre storage tank, laying of distribution pipelines, and laying of service connections and construction of over 200 public stand posts.
It aims at providing clean and safe drinking water to over 40,000 residents of Tombo, who predominantly rely on fishing for their survival.
In another development, the Guma team also paid a courtesy call on the Chairman of the Western Rural District Council, Kasho Holland-Cole at his Old York Road Office.
The purpose of the visit was to discuss about the water situation in the district and also follow up on an earlier request for land space to be made available for Guma to construct an office and a bowser water collection point.
Chairman Holland-Cole stressed his willingness to partner with Guma in addressing the water challenges in the District and informed the visiting team that a plot of land had already been allocated to Guma.
The Managing Director of Guma, Maada Kpenge, thanked the Management of the Western Area District Council for their swift response to the Guma request for land.
Mr. Kpenge briefed the Chairman and his Deputy about the Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping Project which will extensively benefit the Western Area Rural District; as water supply systems will be constructed at Mongeba, Baoma, Angola Town, Hamilton, Waterloo etc.
The visit was climaxed by an inspection tour of the parcel of land allocated to Guma.
By Stephen V. Lansana
5/11/2020. ISSUE NO: 7944