Cameroon: Yaounde Remains Thirsty

opinion

The more assuring authorities in charge of water supply are in Yaounde, the nation's capital, the more sceptical the population is. The reason is simple; the population is growing at a rather exponential rate pushing the demand for the precious good beyond breaking point. If one were to go by the figures provided by Cameroon Water Authority (CAMWATER), then there is a demand-supply gap of about 200,000 cubic metres a day.

In effect, the gap keeps widening as many more people stream into the capital to take residence. Many new quarters have mushroomed and are languishing in abject thirst of pipe borne water. Supply from the main sources at Akomnyada treatment station has stagnated at 100,000 cubic metres per day till date. Figures talk of demand that has already hit 300,000 cubic metres a day.

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