Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) Central Region as part of its many activities in observance of world water day, has toured its offices and treatment centers with some selected students from the central region.
According to the company, this exercise is to expose these students to the water production processes and to appreciate better the company’s challenges in supplying water to the communities.
Notable among the places visited by these selected students from the University Practice and Wesley Girls Senior High Schools is the Sekyere Hemang Water Treatment Plant which serves some communities in Cape Coast.
Addressing the students during the tour, the Central Regional Chief Manager of Ghana Water Company, Mr. Seth Eric Atiapah says the inclusion of students in this year’s world water day celebration is strategically aimed at imbibing in them the need to both conserve treated water and to protect water bodies.
He also revealed that their inclusion will equip them with the need to reach out to the entire masses and help educate them on the adverse effects of water pollution on the country’s quest to access quality and clean water.
“We believe that even as they appreciate the difficulty and the processing of water, they can now be ambassadors for us everywhere. So in their schools, in their homes, and with their friends, we will tell them that raw water is becoming a first commodity now and it’s about time we all protect the water bodies and water that is said, it’s not cheap and it’s not free.”
He maintained that with the student’s inclusion, they believe the message of protecting and conserving water will reach the masses thereby reducing the cost of production to enable them also serve Ghanaians effectively.
“And we all have in the future a very friendly environment. Sustainability is the key word for us now” he continued
According to Mr. Seth Eric Atiapah, the company’s machines and equipment used in the treatment are currently under serious threat due to the activities of illegal mining in the water bodies.
He, therefore, called on all stakeholders to assist in the fight against the activities of illegal miners on the water bodies as the country may end up borrowing water if the situation is not curtailed.
Some of the students who toured the GWCL facilities shared their sentiments with ATLFMNEWS.
one student said “the water that’s being collected here we realize that the number of sediments that are absorbed in the water is a lot and it’s making the pumps they have here face a whole lot of issues and challenges. So we have to be ambassadors wherever we find ourselves in our schools, in our homes, in our community.”
Another also said, “we were sent to the river where the water is sourced from and I had the shock of my life. The Water is really dirty and I learned is due to glamsey activities that we could see from where we were standing. So I think the government should do more to stop these galaxy activities”
“I advise all of us in our various homes not to waste water because the process the water goes through to be cheated is quite expensive. So please try and conserve water to make Ghana a better place” said another.
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Source: Eric Sekyi/ATLFMNEWS
