Ogun water corporation moves to recover dormant meters, strengthen water revenue

Ogun State Water Corporation, OGSWC, has commenced the retrieval of dormant prepaid h2o meters crossed the authorities to support authorities assets and boost gross generation.

The exercise, which kicked disconnected connected Thursday on Olorunsogo Road successful Abeokuta South Local Government Area, targeted meters that had stopped vending.

Speaking during the operation, the Special Adviser to the Governor connected Sustainable Development Goals and Water Resources, Damilola Otubanjo, said the determination became indispensable pursuing the debased utilisation of meters distributed escaped of complaint to residents by the authorities government.

Otubanjo, who was represented by the Head of Project Implementation, Mr Dosumu Adekunle, disclosed that the authorities had distributed implicit 8,000 prepaid meters to beforehand entree to potable water, but precise fewer customers vended regularly.

She warned that the mediocre vending civilization was affecting the Corporation’s gross and its capableness to maintain, rehabilitate and grow h2o infrastructure crossed the state.

“The authorities authorities has invested importantly successful providing these meters to residents escaped of complaint to beforehand entree to potable water.

“However, we observed that fewer customers are presently vending regularly. When customers bash not vend, the Corporation loses gross that could person been channelled into maintaining and improving the h2o proviso system,” she sa...