Water rationing becoming unbearable

Dear Editor,

The ‘No Water’ situation in many homes is approaching a crisis level and, therefore, calls for urgent intervention. It has been three weeks since water stopped flowing through my tap and I have to turn to buying bags of sachet water for household chores.

I thought the unavailability of water was a result of the usual ‘closure for maintenance work’, routine until I heard early this week that the Ghana Water Company Limited had started water rationing across the country.

The rationing, according to officials, had become necessary due to the impact of the dry season on water reservoirs and the various sources of raw water that are treated and pumped to our homes.

This is understandable but the water company should have been courteous enough to prompt residents or even provide a rationing schedule to enable us plan our lives accordingly.

Water tankers that transport water to residential areas do not seem readily available and I believe the situation could be worse in the weeks ahead.

As it stands, we can only pray for rain or continue to buy water at exorbitant prices. Whatever be the case, I urge GWCL not to ‘deprive’ us too long. 

Nathan Inkoom,

Sakumono.