Jigawa Government, in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Department for Foreign Development (DFID) has built 44 toilets in Birniwa Local Government Area of the state to eradicate open defecation.
The State Water Sanitation and Hygiene Programme Coordinator in the area, Isyaku Umar said that each of the toilets built between January and July, had full complement of a borehole and overhead tank.
Umar said the toilets were built in Birniwa General Hospital, Government Day Science Secondary School, Sarkin Arewa Government Secondary School, Dolen Kwana, Matamugu Primary School,Birniwa,among others.
The coordinator said a committee was constituted in each area where a toilet was built to protect the facility and mobilise funds for its repair, if damaged.
He added that part of his mandate was to educate the public on water safety plan and the need for the people to avoid having stagnant water around them.
“We have also advised the people to ensure they drain dirty water near the boreholes and other sources of water, to prevent them from submerging and contaminating the clean water in the boreholes,” Umar said.
(NAN)