A dire water crisis is unfolding in Atta Ne Atta, a farming community in the Beposo Electoral Area of the Shama Municipality.
Atta Ne Atta, home to an estimated 30,000 people, is experiencing an escalating water shortage.
Hence, residents are making urgent plea for government’s intervention to extend portable drinking water to them as the community’s only borehole struggles to sustain a growing population.
The only electric powered borehole, once sufficient for the community’s needs, is now severely overstretched. Long queues, water rationing, and frustration have become the daily reality for residents.
To make matters worse, every Sunday, the situation reaches a crisis point. The borehole is locked as the attendant observes the Sabbath, leaving thousands without access to clean water for an entire day.
Residents say this worsens sanitation issues, forcing them to scramble for alternative sources just to meet basic needs.
“We are suffering! When the borehole is locked, we have nowhere to get water. We have to walk long distances or rely on unsafe sources. For how long can we live like this” Emmanuel, a resident laments.
But water isn’t the only challenge—sanitation in the community is also in shambles. Atta Ne Atta lacks toilet facilities, pushing residents into an even more dire situation.
The only option is a deteriorating school toilet, which is not only overused but also shared with pupils. With no other choice, many resort to defecating in nearby bushes, worsening the risk of disease outbreaks.
“We have no proper toilet. We are forced to use the school’s toilets, and even that is in a bad state. If you don’t want to go there, you have to go into the bush,” he said.
Frustrated and desperate, residents are calling on authorities to extend potable water supply to the community before the crisis spirals out of control.
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