Berea, Feb 03—At least seven villages of Masoeling have finally assessed clean drinking water following the completion of the water source and storage tanks which supply the local pipeline network.
When approached for a comment, Masoeling Electoral Division (ED) Community Councillor Mr. Thabiso Ntoi said they are delighted to have clean water after decades of enduring thirst and battling for drinking water with animals at the rivers and other unprotected sources.
Mr. Ntoi said the rural supply project which commenced early November last year has finally yielded some positive results as villages have started to access drinking water at their door steps.
He pointed out that the contractor was tasked to ensure stable supply of water from the source up to the tanks and also to fix some damaged and aging pipeline networks.
Masoeling Community councillor stressed that this marks a milestone of development as access to clean water was their priority, citing that during the dry season women and girls were among the worst affected as they had to walk long distances to the unprotected water sources.
However, he highlighted that in some villages the major challenge was vandalism of water taps, solar panels and the motor which pumps ground water, hence access to water was a problem…
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