Residents of Bongo would from next month enjoy fluoride free and more reliable water supply as government will provide the community with a 488,000 Ghana cedis community water system.
The new water system would take care of the high concentration of ground fluoride that gives unpleasant colouring to the teeth.
Mr Albert Abongo, the Minister for Water, Works and Housing, said this on Tuesday when he paid a day's working visit to a number of such facilities in the Bongo, the Kassena-Nankan East, Kassena-Nankan West districts and the Bolgatanga Municipality.
Bongo has a large land area, has rough geological conditions and about 60 per cent of the land is covered by rocks that make it difficult for drinking water to be provided.
The system, which is provided under the Small Town Water Supply and Sanitation Project (CWSSP), is expected to benefit about 9,067 community members and would operate for 15 years and beyond taking into consideration increasing population of the area.
The projects, which are about 95 per cent complete, are under the supervision of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency.
Mr. Abongo, the Member of Parliament for Bongo, reminded the community members everywhere he visited to take advantage of the sanitation component of the project and construct latrines in their homes.
The Acting Director CWSA, Mr. Gilbert Amoah, said the project covered about eight districts in the region with 10 communities receiving new water systems while those at Binaba and Paga would be having face lifts.
He said the project cost about 5,782,204 Ghana cedis and would benefit a total population of 74,296.
About 120 household latrines valued at about 900 Ghana cedis each would be provided in all communities benefiting from the water project except Danugu-Danvorga and Tempane-Yabraago.
Mr. Amoah said five schools in each town would be provided with a KVIP as part of the project component.
Earlier the Minister visited the Vea Water Treatment site where he was told by the Mr. George Ayanoore, the Officer in charge, that the equipment was obsolete.
Mr Bongo said the government had acquired funds from the World Bank for major rehabilitation of urban water works in the country.