{
  "id": 14220016,
  "title": "Krachi West MCE seeks support for $6.7m water treatment facility from Oti River as water crisis deepens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/krachi-west-mce-seeks-support-for-6-7m-water-treatment-facility-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T14:28:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/krachi-west-mce-seeks-support-for-6-7m-water-treatment-facility-from-oti-river-as-water-crisis-deepens/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Residents in Kadentwe, a farming community within the Krachi West Municipality of Ghana's Oti Region, are enduring a prolonged water crisis despite their proximity to the Oti River and several other water sources. For years, access to clean and reliable water has been a persistent challenge for residents of Kadentwe, Ehiamakyene, Kete-Krachi township, and surrounding communities. Various interventions, including borehole drilling and water system installation, have either failed or proved insufficient to address the issue.\n\nDuring a visit by Adom News, residents were observed collecting water from a potentially contaminated dugout, which they use for drinking and daily chores, raising concerns about the spread of waterborne diseases. Some water systems and boreholes in the area have also malfunctioned. As a result, children and adults often queue for hours or walk approximately 40 minutes to the Oti River to fetch water for their daily needs.\n\nNana Addae Emmanuel, the Okyeame of Kadentwe, expressed the community's struggle with water shortages since its establishment, stating, \"We are dying of thirst.\" They noted that various interventions by the Member of Parliament, Helen Adwoa Ntoso, and other organizations have failed to resolve the problem, partly due to the challenging terrain in the area. The water crisis is also impacting education, health, and economic activities, as some children are occasionally forced to skip school to search for water.\n\nThe Municipal Chief Executive for Krachi West, Prosper Addo, emphasized the municipality's proximity to major water bodies and disclosed that the assembly is pursuing a partnership with Zoomlion Magma to construct a US$6.7 million water treatment facility. The project would help address the municipality's long-standing water challenges, with the assembly committing GH¢8 million towards the project, a requirement that needs urgent government support. Prosper Addo also mentioned that the assembly has constructed 17 major boreholes since 2025 and is repairing existing facilities as temporary measures to alleviate the crisis in surrounding areas.",
  "summary": "Residents of Kadentwe, a farming community in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region, are living through a prolonged water crisis despite being surrounded by the Oti River and several other water bodies. For years, access to clean and reliable water has remained a daily challenge for residents of Kadentwe, Ehiamakyene, Kete-Krachi township and […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}