Team conducts assessments and rehabilitation works on boreholes affected by TC Yasa

In an effort to ensure that people get reliable supply of safe and clean drinking water to the communities that are dependent on boreholes, a team from the Ministry for Lands is currently conducting assessments and rehabilitation works on boreholes affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa.

The Borehole Assessment Team from the Groundwater Division has been working in the Kubulau, Lekutu and Dreketi areas assessing status of groundwater supply infrastructure and rectifying damages.

The Ministry has stated that the sites assessed so far include Lekutu Government Station, Nakanacagi Village, Drake Settlement, Kiobo Village, Ratu Emeri School, Navatu, Korovou, Waisa, Natokalau, Nasasaivua, Raviravi, Wailailai, Navasua Government Station, and Kubulau Primary School.

They say a team from the Mineral Resources Department was also deployed to Kia and Mali Island to cart water and to carry out their assessment and rehabilitation works on boreholes that were affected by the cyclone last weekend.

They say a team then proceeded to Ligaulevu in Mali where they had requested for maintenance of the village borehole as it had been idle for some time.