The farming communities at Koppie Alleen village in the Otjombinde Constituency heaved a sigh of relief as the Directorate of Water Supply rehabilitated its ageing borehole. 

The community spent three weeks without water for its own use and their livestock.

The Headman of Koppie Alleen village, Muatjindu Katiko, says if it were not for the intervention of the government that aided them with a truck to remove some of the old pipes from their borehole, livestock could have died by now given their current conditions.

Katiko stressed that the past three weeks have forced farmers to dig deeper in their pockets to get water from neighbouring villages. 

The headman also pleaded with the government to find ways to acquire more trucks to assist with the rehabilitation of boreholes in the region.

"We have been transporting water for livestock, but with little water, some of the animals have become very weak. This has been a very difficult situation. Another thing is that there is no grazing. We are facing an unpredictable situation," Katiko said. 

The Otjombinde Councillor, Wenzel Kavaka, acknowledged the past three weeks have not been easy at Koppie Alleen village.

Kavaka explained that the regional leadership had discussed the issue of the one truck that serves the entire region when it comes to borehole rehabilitation.

They have approached the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform to intervene.

Kavaka also added that Koppie Alleen village will benefit from a new solar-modified borehole that will be drilled by the government before the end of this year.

There are 25 homesteads in the village with more than 2000 livestock.