‘Nasarawa celebrates one year of uninterrupted water supply’ Water supply in all of the major urban areas of Nasarawa State has stabilized and remained so for over a year now, except Keffi where erratic power supply has dwindled in the past three weeks, Acting Manager of the State Water Board, Engr. Simon Ibi said yesterday. He told Daily Trust that the provision of water production imputes including chemicals and diesel to run the alternative power plants has been regular in the past one year. This development according to him accounted for what he called “steady water supply in all of the urban centres of the state in the past one year and more.” Engr. Ibi named the areas with regular and steady water supply as Lafia, the state capital, Nasarawa-Eggon, Doma, and Keana. “During this period, we have had no major complaints coming from these urban centres because water supply is steady and has remained so for over one year now. If it means rolling out drums to beat in celebration of this feat, we can do so. The governor (Umaru Tanko Al-Makura) has remained steadfast in ensuring that water doesn’t dry from the taps as used to be the case in the past several years in the state”, Engr. Ibi added. He however lamented that supply has had to dwindle in Keffi in the past three weeks, now dragging to a month, due to low power supply by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). According to him, “in the past three weeks, we have been having a serious problem in Keffi and Akwanga because of low voltage from the power company. The supply is so low that production and supply of water is hampered. But we thank God, power supply improved the other day, and we were able to treat and supply to Keffi and Akwanga. “We are muting the idea of having a power voltage transformer at the water treatment plant to address this problem of low voltage. Our proposal is receiving serious attention. We are hopeful that the dwindling water supply will become history soon because the Governor is keen on seeing Keffi enjoy the same uninterrupted supply like the rest of the state”, Engr. Ibi added. Taal is working!!
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:20:53 +0000
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