Labasa Resident Kansami Naicker highlighted that the people of Vunika want a better solution to the water related problems they face during the dry season.
During the budget consultations in Labasa with the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Naicker pointed out that the Water Authority of Fiji was given about $1.5 to $2 million dollars for emergency water cartage and has requested for a permanent solution instead.
He says there is a old FSC borehole in their village and he has asked for this borehole to be looked after by the Water Authority. He says that the only solution to the dry season would be to construct a reservoir.
In his response, the Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says that the water reticulation systems have been extended but some of the solutions may be home grown.
Sayed-Khaiyum also took down Naicker’s details and reassured him that they would be looking into these issues.
