The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has announced that the decision by the government to absorb water bills for all Ghanaians as part of its fight against the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak will end on June 30, 2021.
The Ministry in a statement said, “effective July 1, 2021, all consumers/customers of the Ghana Water Company Limited, the Community Water and Sanitation Agency, NGOs and partners in the water sector, will pay for the water they consume”.
The government in 2020 initiated the free water intervention for three months.
It was from April 1 to June 31, 2020, but was extended from July 1 to September 30, 2020, and again from October 1 to December 31, 2020.
In January this year, the government maintained the free water supply but for only lifeline consumers who consumed less than 5m³ (1.100 gallons) of water per month.
The extension was from January 15 to March 31, 2021.
It was further extended from April 1 to June 30, 2021.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
