Water is life
Dear Editor,
Water is life, the scientifically proven and age-old adage is once again brought to the fore.
It is rather infelicitous that Jamaica, the land of wood and water is incessantly affected by water shortages during the annual dry spell.
I will not delve into elucidating the innumerable benefits of this precious commodity as I am of the persuasion that most, if not all of us, know at least some of the advantages of this seemingly scarce resource in the land of wood and water.
The perplexing situation that we are faced with is the failure of various administrations to make it a priority to alleviate or resolve this issue entirely. Is it such an onerous task that this matter is yet to be seriously tackled?
The operation and administration of the National Water Commission must inevitably be questioned. Why is that organisation so unresponsive to calls from residents after a report of a broken main is made? So much water wasted and the ones not at fault are made to suffer every year.
Is this an indication that government-run institutions are incompetent or just oblivious to the realities of the average Jamaican? To make matters worse, the water restrictions are only applied to various communities. Why are some exempted? Should I add the farcical times given for water supply during periods of restrictions?
Time for this to become history as water is indeed life.
Mikhail A Graham
mikhailgraham@yahoo.com