Villagers grateful for water distribution

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More than 500,000 litres of water was distributed this week to villages in Yasawa, Mamanuca and Malolo.

According to the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, a team was deployed for 15 days carting water to villages affected by the dry spell experienced in the Western Division.

The team onboard the MV Vunilagi was at Navotua Village in Yasawa last Saturday where they were able to cart more than 100,000 litres of water to cater for villagers and a school.

Navotua Infant Primary School teacher Sakiusa Bavou said the school’s water infrastructure was recently damaged and they were thankful to the ministry’s team for supplying them with clean and safe drinking water.

“I want to thank the team for coming to distribute water to us and I’d also like to thank Government for thinking about us,” Mr Bavou said.

On Monday, the team was at Tamusua Village, Yasawa where they were able to distribute about 70,000 litres of water to cater for the village during this period.

About 170,000 litres of water was delivered to Malolo District School, Ratu Lalabalavu Secondary School, Solevu Village and the village health centre this week.

The team supplied 253,100 litres of water to the village, school and the nursing station at Yanuya Village on Malolo.

Yaro Village also received more than 60,000 litres of water.

The team is expected to return to Lautoka today to refill water tanks before extending their deployment to ensure all villages on Malolo and Yasawa are supplied with adequate drinking water to help sustain them during this dry period.

Meanwhile, a team onboard the MV Vatulawa distributed 89,910 litres of water to the villages of Bouwaqa and Lomanikaya in Vatulele, Nadroga, catering for 60 families.

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