The Ghana Armed Forces as part of its Social Intervention Projects (SIPs), is drilling Fifty boreholes in some deprived communities in the Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana through the 48 Engineer Regiment.
These projects under the codename ‘OPERATION ROADSTAR’, under the auspices of the Ministry of National Security to improve on the socio-economic needs of the people in these areas and also address potential human Security challenges.
The project includes the construction of two (2) box culverts, eight (8) pipe culverts, fifty (50) boreholes and a twenty-four (24)-seater lavatory facility.
The Director of Public Relations (DPR), Naval Captain (GN) Michael Addo Larbi, in a signed statement, noted that the 48 Engr Regt has mobilised engineer resources to complete these projects, which have been categorised under Phase One of these SIPs, initiated by the Ministry of National Security to help alleviate the plight of the citizens and to improve on the developmental challenges in these Regions.
“There are two (2) box-culverts, eight (8) pipe-culverts in the Sissala-Kasana Districts, fifty (50) boreholes – of which 42 are in the Pusiga, Binduri, Bawku, Sissala West, Nadowli-Kaleo and Wa-West Districts – and a twenty-four (24)-seater lavatory facility, whose substructure is complete at the Zuarungu Senior High School, and the superstructure is ongoing,” the statement noted.
The statement approximates that the projects are about 75 percent complete and GAF is working relentlessly to complete these projects which commenced about a quarter ago before the end of this year.
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