“When the water in the tanks is diminished, we travel to Bubisa to buy water for Sh5 per 20-litre jerrycan. ENNDA has started works on the Eres Teno dam that is expected to hold 200,000 cubic metres of water. The residents say water scarcity is their biggest challenge. ENNDA managing director Ali Ibrahim Hassan notes that the Eres Teno dam will tap water that overflows from the Ethiopian highlands when it rains. While the Chefachachane is located in the desert, the Eres Teno dam and the other two being constructed are on the borders to Ethiopia and Somalia.

Source: Standard Digital September 15, 2020 10:31 UTC