The Department of Water and Sanitation in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State is making plans to drill extra boreholes to meet the demand for water, especially during the dry season.
The Assistant Commissioner for Water and Sanitation in the county, Juma Hussen Mansaa told Radio Miraya that the department plans to drill 25 boreholes and 25 protected wells in collaboration with the NGOs.
Hussen Mansaa says three protected water points have been drilled so far.
“We have drilled with the help from EPC in Sopiri. CRTAs also helped us drill in Lasu road. [These are] the few water sources. Let them share until if we get some budget. If the government gets money on the austerity measures, we will be able to add more boreholes in all the areas where there are no water source,” says Mansaa.