General News of Sunday, 3 February 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgChina hands over 1000 boreholes to GhanaFile photoThe Chinese Government has handed over 1,029 boreholes it constructed across 10 regions of Ghana to the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources to enhance access to potable water by rural communities towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal-Six. He said the 1,029 boreholes would supply more than 500,000 remote communities and rural residents with clean and hygienic drinking water, and they would be monuments depicting the friendship between Ghana and China. China was willing to provide 60 billion dollars to support Africa through government assistance, financial institutions and corporate investment and financing, he said. Mr Shi said China was willing to contribute its strength and wisdom to the goal of a ‘Ghana beyond Aid’ being pursued by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Another challenge, she said, was the issue of sustainability of water and sanitation services, as well as water quality right from the source to the point of use at the household level.

Source: GhanaWeb February 02, 2019 17:37 UTC