Muluka calls for quick completion of Borehole construction at Kabompo

Kabompo District Commissioner Gerald Muluka
has called quick completion of a borehole at Kabompo district hospital to
help reduce high water bills the health institution is facing.

Mr. Muluka said that the water bills of over K7 million per month the
health institution was incurring was hindering purchase of other important
medical requirements for patients.

He made the appeal when he toured Kabompo district hospital on his
familiarization tour of the health institution yesterday.

He said the water bills of over K 7 million per month the health
institution was incurring was hindering purchase of other important medical
requirements for patients.

Mr Muluka was responding to Kabompo District Director of Health, Dr
Stephen Shajanika who told him that the department of water affairs has
abandoned drilling of the 50 metre deep borehole several months ago.

Dr Shajanika said the project was to cost K150 million as a joint
venture with the health management which had contributed K12 million
towards the project.

He said it would be cost serving if the borehole was completed soon
because the North-Western Water Supply and sewerage Company was charging
them over K7 million per month on water bills.

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