{"id":13381,"date":"2022-04-23T11:17:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T11:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/villagers-worried-over-sanitation-vulnerabilities"},"modified":"2022-04-23T11:50:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T11:50:46","slug":"villagers-worried-over-sanitation-vulnerabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/villagers-worried-over-sanitation-vulnerabilities","title":{"rendered":"Villagers worried over sanitation vulnerabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>With the ongoing global health threat of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), some of the human needs are exposed to challenges. The proper sanitation being essential in the fight against this disease, as people<\/p>\n

are encouraged to maintain hygiene at all times to lessen the chances of infections. The million dollar question remains, how will the communities that lack access to clean running water keep this deadly virus at<\/p>\n

bay? Owing to lack of proper sanitation, the Quthing residents revealed their sufferings which they undergo on a daily basis at a public gathering held on<\/p>\n

Wednesday this week. Present at the public meeting were the Minister in the Prime Minister\u2019s Office Hon. Kemiso Mosenene and the Deputy Minister of Water,<\/p>\n

Hon. Lepota Sekola along with the Rural Water Supply (RWS) officials. Speaking about the problems of sustainable access to potable water, the Mjanyane Council Chairperson Mpeli Kaibane said the<\/p>\n

community taps have become \u201cmonuments. \u201d He registered gratitude over the Ministry\u2019s visit to take stock of their situation. The affected villages are<\/p>\n

Mabitseng, Lekhoba, T\u0161epong, Ha-Khakhau and Ha-Mahle-hlele. Sekola promised to assign their personnel to \u201cfix\u201d the taps. The Deputy Minister further told them that as a long term<\/p>\n

solution, he will bring a drilling truck. In another place, in the Quthing district at Qomo-Qomong, Ha-Elia the Councilor Thabang Mokete said their springs are overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

\u201d He said in their village there are people who still defecate in the open because they do not have toilets in their homes. The Deputy Minister said that the RWS officials will<\/p>\n

assess the situation of their springs and also promised to build a water tank. Sekola also promised to build toilets for the villagers in the near future.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Quthing RWS\u2019s District Engineer Bafokeng Thooso said his department aims to address the water challenges. Thooso said the COVID-19 came at a worse time when they are already faced with<\/p>\n

the challenge of climate change which has an impact on their department. Thooso said his department will carry out an assessment of the situation at Qomo-qomong, Ha-Elia.<\/p>\n

He said the process involves checking out the spring yield, that is, how much water the well produces, then do the measurements. The District Engineer said after thoroughly studying<\/p>\n

the situation, his department will address the capacity challenges, alternatively if after costing they find the budget fall outside their scope they will engage the Ministry to foot the bills.<\/p>\n

Asked why his department does not address the water challenges timely, he said they receive reports late. He also attributed the other challenge to the growing number of consumers hence affecting the springs\u2019 capacity. He concluded that the Councilors also should shoulder the responsibility of maintaining the springs and tanks.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. With the ongoing global health threat of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), some of the human needs are exposed to challenges. The proper sanitation being essential in the fight against this disease, as people are encouraged to maintain hygiene at all times to lessen the chances of infections. 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