Agjiringano and surrounding areas from enjoying water from Ghana Water
Company Limited (GWCL).
Residents have had to rely on the services of the suspects for water
as their pipelines have been dry for months.
The Legon District Police Commander, DSP Emmanuel Basintale informed
Joy News that the exercise was carried out after a request for
assistance by the GWCL.
The exercise, according to him, spanned two days and saw to the arrest
of the eight suspects and seizure of some trucks involved in the
illegal tapping of GWCL lines without the knowledge of the company.
He further revealed that some of the suspects were found to have
constructed underground tanks for storing their ill-gotten water and
that they had been selling the water to the unsuspecting residents at
a higher fee.
DSP Basintale assured the public that the suspects, despite already
being granted bail, would certainly face the full rigors of the law.
Meanwhile Government has asked that residents of Adenta and its
environs who are still not receiving water get plumbers to fix
leakages on pipelines to their homes which have been rendered weak as
a result of years of non-utilisation.
Last week President Mahama turned on the valves at the Kpong Headworks
to resume supply of 20 million gallonsof water to residents of Adenta
and surrounding areas after more than a decade.
Yet days after the valves were turned on, some residents still
complain they do not have access to water, prompting a government
fact-finding team to visit the area.
Deputy Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing Jonny Osei Kofi
who led the team, insisted that the water flowing in the area is
consistent but suggested that faults had developed in the pipes laid
in residences because "they have not seen water in decades".
The deputy minister in addressing the problem suggested that domestic
pipelines which have been damaged be repaired by local plumbers at the
discretion of residents, while affirming Government's commitment to
making the necessary repairs on faulty mainlines.
Credit: Myjoyonline.com