Niger: Agric value chain beneficiaries warned against unauthorized repair of boreholes

Communities benefiting from the Federal Government/International Fund for Agricultural Development (FG/IFAD) Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) successful Niger State person been cautioned against carrying retired unauthorized repairs connected faulty solar-powered boreholes.

The communities were warned that specified actions could pb to prolonged breakdowns and compromise h2o supply.

The informing was fixed during a grooming connected the constitution and strengthening of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Committees for h2o proviso involving beneficiaries from 9 participating section governments held successful Bida and Lavun areas of the state.

Speaking, the Niger State VCDP Irrigation Engineer, Engr. Elisha John, described the h2o pump arsenic the astir delicate constituent of the borehole strategy and advised communities to question nonrecreational assistance whenever faults occur.

He warned that immoderate repairers could regenerate archetypal star pumps with substandard parts, citing cases successful Lavun and Guzzan communities wherever faulty pumps had remained retired of work pursuing improper handling.

John besides urged beneficia...