By Moses Nyirenda

Ntchisi, August 12, Mana: WaterAid Malawi has been hailed for improving access to potable water in Ntchisi district through drilling and installation of boreholes in communities and schools in the district.

This comes after the organization recently drilled and installed boreholes in four villages and two primary schools in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Nthondo and Sub-Traditional Authority M’ndinda in Ntchisi district with funding from Giorgio Arman.

Speaking on the sidelines of the drilling and installation of the boreholes, Ntchisi district Assistant Water Development Officer, Maxwell Thengezi commended WaterAid Malawi for the development which it has done in the district.

“We are really thankful for what WaterAid has done in our district, the gesture has greatly improved access to potable water in our district,” Thengezi said.

He added that with the installation of the new boreholes by WaterAid Malawi in Ntchisi district potable water access coverage in the district has reached at 75 percent from 72 percent a change, which he described as big improvement.

However, he said as a district their vision is to reach at 99 or 100 percent of water access coverage hence he called upon other Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to emulate what WaterAid has done in order for his district to reach the targeted potable water access coverage.

“We are calling upon other organizations to support us, government on its own cannot manage to drill boreholes in all the villages in our district to improve potable water access coverage,” he said.

In his comment, WaterAid Malawi Programme Officer, Laston Zungu said the installation of the boreholes in Ntchisi is part of fulfilling their commitment as an organization in improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions in the communities and institutions in the country.

He also said that as WaterAid Malawi they remain committed to improving WASH interventions in the country.

“As WaterAid we are committed to improving the WASH situations in the country especially in healthcare facilities, communities, institutions and many other places,” Zungu said.