Traditional wells remain only hope for Oshikoto residents

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2024-09-10
MPORA, 11 March 2021 - The damaged borehole at Mpora clinic that has been without water since last year. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA MPORA, 11 March 2021 - The damaged borehole at Mpora clinic that has been without water since last year. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA
OHAIYANDA, 10 SEP (NAMPA) – Residents in the rural areas of the Oshikoto Region have relayed how traditional wells are their only hope as efforts from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) remain in vain.
Villages in the Eengodi and Okankolo constituencies have normalised getting water from traditional wells, which sometimes dry out, leaving them without water for several hours while the wells fill up again.
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