Residents of Mbease-Nsuta, a farming community in the Prestea Hunni-Valley Municipality, can finally heave a sigh of relief after years of struggling to access clean drinking water.
For decades, women and children in the community walked several miles daily in search of water for drinking, cooking and other household chores.
During the dry season, the situation often became worse as residents depended on unsafe water sources shared with animals.
But hope has finally arrived for the community following the completion and commissioning of a mechanized borehole project by the Prestea Hunni-Valley Municipal Assembly.
The project, funded through the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), was initiated under the previous administration, but stalled at about 40 percent completion.
The current Municipal Chief Executive, Matthew Ayeh, together with the Member of Parliament for the area, Robert Wisdom Cudjoe, ensured the completion of the project and officially handed it over to the community.
For many residents, the mechanized borehole represents more than just access to water; it symbolizes dignity, relief and renewed hope for a better future.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Mr. Ayeh said access to clean drinking water remains a key priority of the Assembly because water is essential to the health and development of every community.
According to him, the Assembly could not ignore the plight of the people of Mbease-Nsuta, especially women and school children who spent hours each day searching for water instead of focusing on productive activities and education.
“We came to meet this project unfinished, but we believed the people deserved better. Together with the MP, we worked to ensure the project was completed for the benefit of the community,” the MCE stated.
He added that the Assembly remains committed to improving the living conditions of deprived communities across the municipality through the provision of essential social amenities.
Some residents who spoke after the commissioning described the project as life-changing.
An elderly woman in the community said the burden of waking up before dawn to search for water had now become a thing of the past.
“This is the first time our community is enjoying a mechanized borehole. We are very happy because our children can now get clean water nearby,” she said.
The mechanised borehole is expected to serve hundreds of residents and improve sanitation and public health in the farming community.
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