Abonsrakrom (Brong Ahafo) 23 April ?99

Nine communities in the Dormaa district in a joint fund-raising organised at Abonsrakrom on Thursday bagged 5.4 million cedis in aid of an electrification project. The communities are Abonsrakrom, Twumkrom, Koraadaso, Nsenia, Dwaaho, Taforo, Kosane, Beasease and Kyeremekrom.

The project estimated at 90 million cedis is to be financed through special development levies of 3,000 cedis for residents and 10,000 cedis for non-resident citizens. Mr Kwadwo Boateng, the Dormaa District Chief Executive, commended them for their initiative and hoped that its completion would help improve their living conditions. In another development, the government is providing potable water to three communities in the Tano district under its small towns water projects at an estimated cost of three billion cedis.

The beneficiary communities, Bechem, Duayaw-Nkwanta and Derma, are contributing a marching fund of 150 million cedis each while the Bechem district assembly is providing 90 million cedis.

The District Chief Executive, Mr Opoku Atuahene, who made this known at the first ordinary meeting of the assembly on Thursday, said drilling of mechanised boreholes has started.

Seven communities in the district are also to benefit from the Self-Help Electrification Project, he said. They are Asukese, Akrisipakrom, Koforidua, Dwenease, Mansin, Breme and Kwasu.

Mr Atuahene said 120 poles would be acquired at 54 million cedis in addition to what the communities had bought for the project.