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Umar Ganduje, Kano state governor, says he is drilling 789 boreholes in remote villages because water is essential to life.

He said this at the launch of the second phase of the project at Tsangaya in Albasu local government area of the state.

The governor launched the Albasu township water supply project constructed at the cost of N69.1m, and which is expected to provide 110, 000 litres of water daily to about 10, 000 inhabitants of the town and its environs.

He also launched that the multimillion naira Panda solar powered water project in Albasu.

In his remarks at the launch, the governor said “water is critical to human survival thus, access to clean water for domestic and religious purposes is critical for development”.

“We are confidant of the importance of water to life and we know that many of our communities are challenged by lack of access to clean water. We have decided to provide sustainable water sources especially in our remote villages so as to make life more worthwhile for the people,” he said.

In a related development, Ganduje also kicked off the construction of the 12 kilometre Kachako – Jirago –Tsangaya rural road which transverses parts of Takai and Albasu local government area.

“When completed, this road, would make it easier for you to bring out your farm produce to bigger markets and also open up the domain for more socio-economic activities”, he said.

He urged citizens of the state to reciprocate the gesture by intensifying communal initiatives, living in peace and remaining loyal to the government.

In his remarks, Sanusi Battaya, a legislator representing Albasu constituency in the state assembly, expressed happiness that there were eight on-going state government projects in the area, and he advised the administration not to falter in its rural transformation drive.