Traditional wells remain only hope for Oshikoto residents

NAMPA

2024-09-10

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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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