Residents of Danya village in Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State, who have faced water scarcity for over 40 years, are lamenting the slow pace of work and quality of the water project being executed in the area as directed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
Daily Trust on Sunday reports that the governor ordered for an immediate construction of solar-powered boreholes in two villages facing acute water shortage in the state.
It was gathered that the governor raised concern about the plight of the residents of Danya and Kyallin-Bula villages, both in Bichi Local Government Area, which are about 35 kilometers away from the metropolitan area of the state.
The governor’s concern was raised after watching a report on an online television channel, showing young girls on queue at night after trekking a long distance of about 2 kilometers to fetch water in the villages.
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Worried by the situation, the governor, it was gathered, swiftly called and shared the footage to the state’s project coordinator of the Agro Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), Dr Dahir M. Hashim, to immediately mobilise tools and logistics to construct boreholes in the two communities.
Sequel to the development, the agency mobilised to the site, conducted surveys and started drilling in search of water.
Dr Hashim said they discovered that Danya village was a low-hilled town with a very low level of underground water but they would do their best to get water for use.
