CONSTRUCTION OF WATER DAM NEARING COMPLETION IN SIERRA LEONE

Water dam construction nearing completion in Tonkolili District, Northern Sierra Leone

Construction of a water dam is nearing completion in Tonkolili District, Northern Sierra Leone. The dam is part of President Julius Maada Bio’s New Direction. Meanwhile the aim is to provide sustainable pure water facility in the rural communities.

Da Yu Mining Company is in charge of funding the project. The company is aiming to provide pure water for more than one thousand inhabitants in Mansumbirie, Kalmaron Kholifa and Maranda villages.

Deputy Youth Leader of Mansumbirie, Yayah B. Kargbo said he urge th engineers to speed completion of the water dam. He also said it will help the communities which has been deprive of pure drinking water.”

The development of the project is a huge boost to the communities as they have been using the stream. Meanwhile the stream has been a source of drinking water, laundering and other domestic work in the communities.

Company’s Managing Director, Yang Chong Qiu said “We are here to stay considering the age old bilateral relationship between China and Sierra Leone. He also said they believe the locals are part of us and therefore always ready to provide a better facility almost similar to those in the capital city.”

The cost of the project is worth US$100,000 and will help the communities to get a safe drinking water. It will also help them be free from disease and enable societies to be economically productive.