A farmer at Camp 3 in Otjiwarongo has raised concerns over inadequate water supply and the lack of fencing hindering farming activities, as the number of people and livestock in the area continues to grow.
Camp 3 is a municipal plot with about 20 households, initially intended for crop farming.
Residents of Onamishu in the Eengodi Constituency of the Oshikoto Region have raised concerns over taps running dry.
During the autumn and winter seasons, water supply becomes limited compared to the rainy season.
The ageing Kuiseb Collector 2-Schwarzekuppe-Swakopmund water pipeline is undergoing final upgrades costing close to N$84 million.
The water pipeline has served the coastal area for more than five decades.
NamWater has been upgrading and modernising the 73-kilometer pipeline in phases.
A borehole drilled at Mpuku village in 1972 has never supplied a single drop of water.
Fifty-three years later, residents are calling on the Kavango West Regional Council to rehabilitate it.
Residents of Mpuku village continue to walk long distances in search of water.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruthy Masake, says that despite efforts to drill boreholes for communities in remote areas, saline water remains a persistent challenge.
Namibia's overall dam storage has declined slightly, with the country's major dams now at 80.9% of total capacity, down from 81.1% recorded last week, according to the latest NamWater weekly dam bulletin.
The increasing demand for water is straining the two boreholes in the Neu Samarou Settlement, located in the Kombat area of the Otjozondjupa Region, as the population has surged to approximately 2,000 residents.
Residents queue for water every day, as the two boreholes no longer meet the demand.
NUDO Leader Vetaruhe Kandorozu accused the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) of sourcing water from areas where they fail to provide clean water to their local residents, particularly the Kavango Region and various boreholes in the Kunene Region.
Oshana Governor Hofni Iipinge visited the construction site of the NamWater Oshakati Treatment Plant to evaluate the progress made and to gain insight into the advancement of the region's capital projects.
The three-dam system that provides water to the Central Areas of Namibia is said to be in a strong position.
Currently, the Von Bach, Swakoppoort and Omatako dams that supply the central area of Namibia have a combined storage of about 82 million cubic metres, representing 53.1% of their total capacity.
