Tag Archives: boreholes

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Pader town council in Pader district want all the dismantled boreholes restored following water shortage in the area. In 2016, the National Water and Sewage Cooperation (NSWC) Pader branch and district officials from the water department dismantled over 15 boreholes in the town …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is set to repair 185 broken boreholes in Amuru district. Amuru district has 548 boreholes of which 30% of them are non-functional after breaking down and developing mechanical problems for several years. Michael Lakony, the Amuru LCV chairperson says …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district local government has allocated 325 Million Shillings for provision of clean water in the nine sub-counties. The money from the sector development grant is expected to be used for sinking and constructing ten new deep boreholes and rehabilitation of ten other broken …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda has failed to attain the access to clean water target in rural areas as planned in the Water and Environment development sector plan 2015/2016 to 2019/2020.   Alfred Okot Okidi, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Water and Environment says the plan targeted 79% clean …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district has drilled three boreholes to curb water crisis. The boreholes were drilled at Kyampisi village Kyengera town council, Kakiri town and Buddo village. Drilling of each of the boreholes cost 30 million shillings. The boreholes are expected to serve more than 1,000 …

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in the five villages of Chegere sub county, Apac district have decried the lack of safe water. This follows the breakdown of five major boreholes out of the 20 in the area. The boreholes broke down six months ago forcing residents to share …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district water department is hunting for Shillings 200 million to repair broken boreholes. Records from the Water department show that 150 of the 540 boreholes in the district broke down last year. Robinson Payolem, the Amuru District Water Officer says the most affected is …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district is seeking support to rehabilitate 43 boreholes in order to ensure clean water access in rural communities. The plan is aimed at improving the practice of hand-washing as a measure to slow down the spread of COVID-19. The breakdown of the boreholes …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Omoro district is seeking for shillings 1.9 billion for the repair of 203 nonfunctional boreholes. The broken boreholes are mainly in Koro, Lakwana, Odek, Lalogi, Orapwoyo and Tochi sub counties among others. The district officials say some of them broke down four years ago and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment has directed all local governments to repair all non-functional boreholes. The move is to ensure that all Ugandans can have access to water as the country battles an outbreak of coronavirus. According to the circular dated March 31,  …