GIRLS attending the Morobe Technical High School in Huon Gulf, Morobe, are
appealing to government authorities to look into the water situation at the school. The school has been without proper and clean water supply for five years. Water for drinking and cooking has to be fetched from the Waria River. They do their laundries and have their baths in the river. The school only has two water tanks, one of which is for staff. The tank for students has been empty for some time, forcing them to use the river. The ablution block has been closed because of the water problem. Two pit toilets were dug a few hundred metres from the girls’ dormitories. But the pit toilets are now full and the girls are forced to use the river. They said it was not safe to use the pit toilets at night or walk through the bush to the river. They are concerned the dormitory houses more than 70 girls, with four to a cubicle. Huon district administrator Robin Bazinuc said while the school was located in the district, it was the responsibility of the provincial government. Bazinuc, who visited the school this month, said he would forward the report on the school to the provincial government. Comments are closed.
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