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Herald Reporter

UP to 50 solar-powered boreholes are being drilled in Mbare Surburb under the Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme, as communities continue to benefit from the game-changing initiative.

In the face of cholera outbreak the Government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure all citizens are safe.

As the opposition led Harare City Council also continues to give residents a raw deal failing to supply potable water the President has swiftly chipped in so that the precious liquid is available to all.

On Friday, three new solar-powered were commissioned in the suburb under the Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme much to the applause of the community.

Speaking after commissioning the boreholes, director of Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme advisor Dr Paul Tungwarara the project is smooth sailing.

“So far, in Mbare alone, we have drilled close to 20 boreholes. The target that we have been given is to ensure that every ward in Mbare has a solar-powered borehole.

“In line with that, we are planning to drill about 50 boreholes in Mbare,” he said.

Member of Parliament for Mbare Constituency Cde Martin Matinyanya commended President Mnangagwa for the borehole scheme.

“We are very grateful to His Excellency President Mnangagwa for this initiative that is bringing water to people’s doorsteps in Mbare. This is helping to prevent diseases such as cholera,” he said.

Under the Presidential Borehole Scheme, more than 35 000 solar-powered boreholes are expected to be drilled in each of the country’s rural villages, as well as in urban areas.

Zanu PF ward 3 councillor in Mbare, Cde Simbarashe Chanachimwe, thanked President Mnangagwa for being a listening leader.

“Our humble President Cde Mnangagwa who was voted into office by the people should be applauded for remembering Mbare. We just requested for potable water especially in the face of the cholera epidemic and within a blink of an eye our plea had been heard.

“As we speak so far 13 state of the art solarised boreholes has been drilled in Mbare. We just say thank you our President for the initiative of potable water,” he said.

A Mbare resident Mrs Angelica Gonya was at loss of words for the kind gesture.

“I used to wake up at 3 am to fetch for water to avoid long queues during the day, but all that is now a thing of the past following the drilling of several boreholes in our area.

“Unlike bush pumps boreholes now we can just access water easily as there are four taps. Four people can access water at the same time,” she said.