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Water
Dutse, Oct. 22, 2016 (NAN) The people of Takur Adua in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa, have called for the provision of bore holes with hand pumps to ensure water supply and sanitation in the area.
A cross section of the residents made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Dutse on Saturday.
A resident, Hajiya Maryam Umar said bore holes with hand pumps were ideal for the area due to lack of electricity.
“I have to buy water from vendors at N15 per 25 liter. I bought six Jerry cans of water this morning”, she added.
According to her, adequate water supply would also ensure cleanliness and good health for the people.
Another resident, Adamu Abdullahi, said lack of adequate water supply in the area militated against proper hygiene.
Adamu said the World Hand Washing Day was marked recently. It featured campaign for hand washing before eating and after using toilet.
“But lack of water will definitely militate against such campaign to promote hand washing and hygiene among people,” he noted.
Rufa’i AbdusSalam, a resident, added that providing adequate water would also prevent outbreak of diseases in the area due to the consumption of contaminated water.
AbdusSalam, therefore, charged wealthy individuals and philanthropists in the area to help in overcoming the challenge of inadequate water supply.
He also advised members of the public not to rely solely on the government for all their needs.
“Do something first according to your earning and then ask the government for the rest.
“This is because you don’t expect the government to provide you with everything, because there are other communities”, he added. (NAN)
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Edited by Idahosa Asowata