The District Chief Executive of Afadjato South in the Volta region, Mrs Angella Oforiwa Alorwu-Tey has signed a $700,000 water project agreement with the humanitarian service of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints last Thursday.

The agreement was signed at the premises of the Assembly located at Golokuati witnessed by the staff, the presiding member and some Assembly Members.

Under the agreement, 16 communities shall be provided with mechanised boreholes which begins February next year. The Assembly will contribute only five percent of the total cost of the project.

The beneficiary communities include Nyagbo Sroe, Nyagbo Gagbefe, Nyagbo Konda and Nyagbo Fiafe. Others are Tafi Abuife, Tafi Atome, Leklebi Duga, Leklebi Fiafe, Liate Wote and Liate Dzogbega.

The rest are, Liate Datem New Town, Liate Peter Kofe, Goviefe Dudome, Ando Kofe, Golokuati and Ve Kledzo.

Mrs Alorwu-Tay expressed appreciation to the church for the support which has come at the time the Assembly is under pressure to facilitate those projects.

She said the request was made since 2012 but has now materialised. She assured the church of the Assembly’s commitment to fulfil their part of the agreement before the project begins next year adding the Assembly is looking forward to work with the church in many areas so that they would alleviate her people and society in general from social challenges.

On his part, the representatives of the church Elder Panter were also happy about the move saying it is part of their duty to help and support humanity everywhere in the world.

In a related development, work begins on Rural Electrification project for eight communities in the district in order to get them on to the national grid. The two months project in these communities are executed by China Water Company Limited, a Chinese energy and construction firm. The cost was not disclosed.

Mrs. Angella Alorwu-Tey said this is part of other developments roles and urged the chiefs and opinion leaders to unite and support to ensure the success of the projects in their various communities.