Mr Kwaku Tweneboah Ofosu (right) being assisted by Abusuapanyin Ofori (in cloth), chief of Asasekorkor, to cut the tape to inaugurate the mechanised borehole. Looking on is Mr Carlos Arko (extreme left), the project manager
Mr Kwaku Tweneboah Ofosu (right) being assisted by Abusuapanyin Ofori (in cloth), chief of Asasekorkor, to cut the tape to inaugurate the mechanised borehole. Looking on is Mr Carlos Arko (extreme left), the project manager

Devtraco partners Rotary Club Accra-Labone to provide borehole for Asasekorkor

Desmond Kofi Tawiah 0 minutes read

The Rotary Club of Accra-Labone has handed over a mechanised borehole to the people of Asasekorkor, a community in the Okere Constituency of the Eastern Region.

The facility which was mainly funded by Devtraco Limited, with additional funding by Rotary Club Accra-Labone at a cost of about GH¢26,000, has an iron filter and four water distribution points.

The community has over the years been plagued with water crisis. The only borehole that served the community had a high iron content (more than 10 mg/litre) beyond the World Health Organisation (WHO's) acceptable standards.

As a result, the people had to depend on a stream that also served as a source of drinking water for animals and which usually dried up in the dry season.

Ceremony 
Speaking at the handing-over ceremony at Asasekorkor on February 29, 2020, the President of Rotary Club Accra-Labone, Mr

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