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- A new UN report highlights how the development of groundwater access can help alleviate water scarcity, particularly in drought prone regions of Kenya. Non-availability of water makes people walk kilometers along dry river beds
Unpredictable weather patterns have put a question mark on reliability of dams as a source of water. A new UN report highlights how the development of groundwater access can help alleviate water scarcity, particularly in drought prone regions of Kenya. Non-availability of water makes people walk kilometers in search of water along dry riverbeds.
A new project is being implemented to address the water scarcity. A private company is drilling a borehole to tap the underground water. The engineers anticipate to hit at groundwater three thousand meters below the surface.
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Drilling a borehole costs an average of 1.5 million Kenyan shillings. (US$13000). The project is government funded and the work has been subcontracted to Hallmark Pump Services, a company operating in South Sudan. Villagers will have free access to the solar powered pump. According to a new report by the United Nations World Water Development, published by UNESCO, the vast potential of underground water and the need to manage it sustainably, has to be properly mapped in Kenya, since it has the potential to meet the water requirements of drought prone villages. According to the UN sources, the quality of groundwater in Kenya is generally good.
