20,000 people gain access to drinking water in Douala

With a 65m depth of water, nearly 20,000 people will be supplied with drinking water including the Cité Sic market traders.

The water is equipped with two standpipes with a capacity of 14 litres / 2 minutes (4 m²)

Electric drilling, as well as a toilet facility, was inaugurated on October 2, 2015. It was a block built on 36, 75 m², composed notably of four Toilets; two for women, two for men, a corner basin, a room for the Commissioner, etc.

The Cité Sic market was the second site in the 5th district of Douala (after Cité des Palmiers in March) to benefit from the Water of Life project. This program, according to Diageo Cameroon officials, has already provided close to 800,000 people with drinking water in the country since it was launched.

According to the representative of the Governor of the Littoral, this kind of project comes not only to improve the living conditions of the populations but also the socio-economic development of the country. In addition, he has been the spokesman for neighboring districts and would also inaugurate these works like those unveiled on Friday in other constituencies.

Gustave Ebanda, Mayor of Douala 5th, said that the Wol project is in conjunction with the mission of the municipal executive in particular and government in general. In addition, “providing a toilet facility, is protecting privacy, the environment and health." Addressing the merchants, he said he has taken note of their grievances and announced that measures will be taken to install street lights and fix the road, in a few days.

The Vice President of the market had earlier raised the most urgent needs of the market; the streetlights to allow guards to combat insecurity, pozzolan facilitate access to space, the rehabilitation of damaged roofs, including the poultry market, which represent a danger for merchants and customers. All of these actions will help the modernization of the old market of more than 50 years.