STUDENTS URGED TO CONSERVE WATER (MIRROR, PAGE 35, APRIL 1, 2010)

From Joe Okyere, Winneba.

THE Central Regional Customer Care Manager of the Ghana Water Company Limited, Mr Samuel Esuon, has advised students to conserve water to assist their institutions to reduce their huge water bills and make funds available for other projects.
Speaking to a group of students drawn from the University of Education, Winneba, the Winneba Senior High School and the Apam Senior High School as part of the celebration of World Water Day on March 22, Mr Esuon decried the practice whereby some students turned on the tap and wasted water without regard to cost and conservation.
The students had toured the Winneba water supply system as part of the celebration to sensitise them to the need for water conservation.
He said instead of using cups to fetch water to brush their teeth, most students turned on the tap and wasted water and that some even refused to turn off the tap after use.
He said their actions had resulted in huge water bills for their schools, which has depleted their coffers and hindered the development of the institutions.
The Regional Human Resource Manager, Mr Cletus Amoah, said water and sanitation were critical factors to alleviate poverty and hunger, for sustainable development, for environmental integrity and for human health.
The Central Regional Manager for Quality Assurance, Mr Stephen Amihere-Mensah, said his outfit would ensure quality, clean and safe water supply in the region.