THE government has voted $4 million for the rehabilitation of the Cape Coast water system to help resolve the perennial water problem in the municipality.

The Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, announced this during a courtesy call on the Omanhen of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta, in Cape Coast yesterday as part of his three-day working visit to the Central Region.

He appealed to the traditional rulers to support the government’s effort at developing the communities, saying that the “government and chiefs are partners in development”.

The Vice President also disclosed that tenders have been opened for the award of contract for the first phase of the construction of the Mallam-Yamoransa road, which includes the relocation of utility facilities.

Alhaji Mahama said apart from linking the country to the other neighbouring countries, the Mallam-Yamoransa road plays a major role in linking the capital city to other towns in the country and so it is important that everything possible is done to put it in good shape.

He said the road also links the country’s citadel of education, Cape Coast, to other parts of the country.

Osabarima Kwesi Atta, on his part, said the water problem in the municipality has most often disrupted the academic calendars of educational institutions in the area and commended the government for its efforts at solving the problem.

He appealed to the government to work towards improving the socio-economic well-being of the people.

Earlier the Vice-President inspected the 700-acre salt project of U2 Company Ltd, for which an amount of $2.3 million have so far been spent at Nsuekyir, near Winneba