Boreholes

Chitungwiza municipality spokesperson Mr Lovemore Meya said they had already drilled more than 25 boreholes and rehabilitated some in a bid to ease the pressure at the existing boreholes.

The samples were drawn from boreholes, mechanized boreholes, protected dug wells, unprotected dug wells, among others, from especially, households and were taken to The Netherlands for analysis.

A woman leader in Umuchime, Mrs Ijeoma Adim, lamented that cows had destroyed the only source of drinking water in the community, and called on Government to sink water boreholes for the locals.

In that regard, we have done so much in sinking several boreholes both in Ikwo and Ezza South local government areas to ensure the people have access to good and portable water.

More than 8,000 feet of boreholes have been sunk to tap heat from rocks at a depth of over 426ft.

Now, HYPREP has not even cleaned the surface pollution not to talk about the underground pollution but they are seeking to drill boreholes from the same contaminated sources after receiving at least $800 million cleanup funds” Nsuke said.

The MPs said the Uganda People’s Defense Forces are carrying out illegal mining of minerals, extension of roads and marking of trees and physical features and drilling of boreholes in Owingkibul and several areas at the border.

The road between Eleme and Onne Port, we are mindful of the site conditions of these roads, the water conditions and the boreholes instead of pot holes on these roads.

Under the project, Pacific Limited is working with Members of Parliament whose duty is just to identify non-functioning boreholes in their respective constituencies where a team of engineers is deployed to carry out the rehabilitation works.

According to Thema, the residents are currently using water from boreholes and electricity is illegally connected to the City of Tshwane’s supply.

Ahmed Usman Ododo has initiated the drilling of boreholes at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps.

MinEx CRC seeks to obtain drill core, chips and downhole data (such as semi-automated scanned geochemistry) from a series of stratigraphic boreholes up to an approximate depth of 700 m, penetrating through cover of the Eucla Basin.

Mr Cheta Idu, an environmentalist resident in the area frowned at the proliferation of boreholes in the area due to the development.

The boreholes, around 110m deep and with at least one going 130m deep, are required to investigate, log and sample the geological layers below Leeson Road and to house extensive monitoring equipment.

The non-governmental organisation has promised to sink 10 boreholes in Ntchisi.

Adding that all other projects such as construction of Markets, boreholes and water pans could be rendered surplus to requirements if the farmers do not have healthy animals to utilize the facilities.

Due to this massive demand for water, boreholes have become breeding grounds for Covid-19.

He said the Assembly has drilled two more boreholes to augment the existing one to mitigate the water crisis in the area.

In addition, he said it was a significant milestone to have a drilling rig which could drill up to 700 metres with the ability to drill the circumferences which were needed for production boreholes.

In February, we reported that residents were drinking water from boreholes marked not fit for human consumption.