Navy resolves Gombe cottage hospital water shortage problems

A solar-powered water system is now operating at Pindiga Cottage Hospital in Gombe State, after the Nigerian Navy intervened in a community that had long struggled to obtain potable water.

The project includes a five-horsepower solar-powered borehole, storage tanks and toilets. It was delivered through the Chief of Naval Staff Special Intervention Quick Impact Projects initiative. Navy officials said the water would serve the hospital and help address a wider need in Pindiga, Akko Local Government Area.

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Potable water supply remains one of the most essential drivers of socio-economic development. It is safe for domestic use, supports education, stimulates commerce, enhances health benefits and creates opportunities for growth.

Rear Admiral Adamu Yahaya, representing Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, said the project reflected the Navy’s civil-military cooperation and community development efforts. He described potable water as essential to domestic use, education, commerce, health and wider growth.

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This is one of those miraculous projects that brought water from another village a kilometre away to Pindiga town. The effort and wisdom displayed by this amiable, very senior officer to bring water to his people deserves commendation.

Abbas said the area’s geological composition had made groundwater difficult to access. Water for the project came from a location about one kilometre from Pindiga. “This is one of those miraculous projects that brought water from another village a kilometre away to Pindiga town. The effort and wisdom displayed by this amiable, very senior officer to bring water to his people deserves commendation,” he said.

He urged residents to protect and maintain the facility so it could serve future generations. The Navy also commended Rear Admiral Umar Faruk, who sponsored the project, for identifying the water shortage and using the intervention programme to address it.

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I, therefore, urge the beneficiaries of this initiative to protect and maintain this project to ensure its sustainability for future generations. That implies that the community people should take ownership of this project.