Wa, Oct. 16, GNA- The Upper West Regional Directorate of Community Water and Sanitation Agency {CWSA} this year drilled a total of 366 bore-holes at a total cost of 15.3 billion cedis under the International Development Association {IDA} Community Water Sub project II.

About 132 of the boreholes have been installed for use, while 62 more would be drilled before the close of the year.

Mrs. Blandina B. Battir, Regional Director of CWSA who said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Wa on Thursday said CWSA paid 90 percent of the amount while various District Assemblies and beneficiary Communities settled for the remaining 10 percent. She said, the first phase of the project, which would provide a total of 428 boreholes would serve 365 Communities with a total population of about 224,542 people.

" The project will increase the provision of potable water in the communities to reduce water-borne diseases including guinea -worm and cholera.

Mrs. Battir said nine towns would receive small towns water systems under the World Bank Assistance while nine other existing systems would be rehabilitated and expanded to cater for the communities.