Navuso water project to address water woes faced by school
THE provision of a 10,000 litres water tank for the Navuso Technical College in Naitasiri was expected to address some water woes that had been faced by the school for some time.
The project was made possible through funding under the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management’s Self-Help
Programme (SHP).
The tank will be used to store water to supplement current water supply which was insufficient to cater for the students.
The provision of the water tank will ensure improved hygiene, reduce anxiety of collecting water for the students, improve student welfare and also ensure improved productivity for the students.
Minister for Rural and Maritime
Development and Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu, said with the expansion of programmes, the school needed a water tank in order for some of its facilities which were facing water problems could be better utilised.
“We are providing them with a water tank to help with the water issue in the school so that they can continue to take more student and train them and of course, go back into the community to support our agriculture sector as a replacement for our ageing farmers,” Minister Seruiratu said.
During his visit to rural communities within the province of Naitasiri last Friday, he also met with community leaders and District Advisory Councillors at Lomaivuna.
“It was good to meet the community leaders to have some discussions on opportunities where we can help them so they can continue to expand in their programmes,” he said.