E/R: Ehiamenkyene Residents Cry For Potable Drinking Water.
The Residents of Ehiamenkyene a farming community in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region are appealing to stakeholders and the government to as a matter of urgency, provide them with good drinking water to safeguard their health. According to them, they have never tasted or enjoyed potable water even though they are part of the country and voted during elections. The residents who fetched water from a polluted stream made the passionate appeal during a visit to the community. According to them, although their only source of water gets polluted with drain from the gutters whenever it rains, adding that they have no option but to stick to it. Some of the women noted that due to the nature of the polluted water, they get infected with communicable diseases such as cholera and guinea worm infestation. They lamented that during the dry season the stream often dries up making life unbearable for them, especially women, during that period. ...
