Dear Editor,
It is no secret that we will very soon be entering a period of dry weather. The heat has already begun to intensify. Coupled with the high numbers of mosquitoes, staying at home can become miserable if a bottle of cold water isn’t in one hand and a mosquito swatter in the other.
I am urging the appropriate authorities to please ensure that as much as possible is done now during these times that we are getting rainfall to guarantee that we will not end up in the same perennial predicament when the drought season begins.
We are getting too much rainfall now to hear in a few months’ time that we are going to be allocated water every other day.
Please let us take a lesson from Joseph of the
Bible who was guided by the Lord and encouraged the ruler of the land to store up enough food in the time of plenty so that the people would have provisions in the time of famine.
The dry seasons needs to be used to clean out the dams and reservoirs so that in the wet seasons they can be ready to be filled to their full capacity. Catchment areas need to be cleaned and prepared to receive and treat the water.
I would also like to lend my voice to those of others who have posited that there needs to be serious consideration given to the chanelling of water from the rural areas to the urban towns.
For years Jamaica has been touted as the land of wood and water. We hear that we have been given prizes for having the most potable water, but why is it that we, the people, the citizens of this land, cannot identify it? Is there another Jamaica that we have failed to be made aware of in geography?
Please, National Water Commission, I know it is a massive task but it is not an impossible one. Please, let us put the egos and bureaucratic bungling aside and seriously do what we can to ensure that all our people are well treated.
I would also like to add that water is most critical in this time given the many illnesses floating around. All people, not just doctors and nurses, need to wash their hands as regularly as possible to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.
Kirk A Wilson
Kingston 19
kirk.wil02@gmail.com
It is no secret that we will very soon be entering a period of dry weather. The heat has already begun to intensify. Coupled with the high numbers of mosquitoes, staying at home can become miserable if a bottle of cold water isn’t in one hand and a mosquito swatter in the other.
I am urging the appropriate authorities to please ensure that as much as possible is done now during these times that we are getting rainfall to guarantee that we will not end up in the same perennial predicament when the drought season begins.
We are getting too much rainfall now to hear in a few months’ time that we are going to be allocated water every other day.
Please let us take a lesson from Joseph of the
Bible who was guided by the Lord and encouraged the ruler of the land to store up enough food in the time of plenty so that the people would have provisions in the time of famine.
The dry seasons needs to be used to clean out the dams and reservoirs so that in the wet seasons they can be ready to be filled to their full capacity. Catchment areas need to be cleaned and prepared to receive and treat the water.
I would also like to lend my voice to those of others who have posited that there needs to be serious consideration given to the chanelling of water from the rural areas to the urban towns.
For years Jamaica has been touted as the land of wood and water. We hear that we have been given prizes for having the most potable water, but why is it that we, the people, the citizens of this land, cannot identify it? Is there another Jamaica that we have failed to be made aware of in geography?
Please, National Water Commission, I know it is a massive task but it is not an impossible one. Please, let us put the egos and bureaucratic bungling aside and seriously do what we can to ensure that all our people are well treated.
I would also like to add that water is most critical in this time given the many illnesses floating around. All people, not just doctors and nurses, need to wash their hands as regularly as possible to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.
Kirk A Wilson
Kingston 19
kirk.wil02@gmail.com