Bridging the water supply gap using locally fabricated drilling rigs in Nigeria
Water supply coverage in Nigeria is 58 per cent. In order to bridge the gap and meet national and MDG targets thousands of boreholes will have to be drilled in a relatively short time. To achieve this, different approaches incorporating a variety of solutions are needed. Emphasis has to be placed on solutions that are affordable and will allow households and communities to meet their need for potable water. A phenomenon that may contribute to bridging the gap is ongoing local fabrication of drilling rigs from discarded materials. This paper evaluates the potential of the locally fabricated rigs to produce cost effective boreholes and contribute to increasing the water supply coverage.Adekile, D. and Olabode, O. (2008) Study of Public and Private Borehole Drilling in Nigeria [website], Consultancy Report for UNICEF Nigeria WASH Section, <http://www.rwsn.ch/documentation/skatdocumentation.2009-11-16.3173940374≯ [accessed 13 June 2011]. http://www.rwsn.ch/documentation/skatdocumentation.2009-11-16.3173940374
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Adekile, D. and Olabode, O. (2008) Study of Public and Private Borehole Drilling in Nigeria [website], Consultancy Report for UNICEF Nigeria WASH Section, <http://www.rwsn.ch/documentation/skatdocumentation.2009-11-16.3173940374≯ [accessed 13 June 2011]. http://www.rwsn.ch/documentation/skatdocumentation.2009-11-16.3173940374
CIA (2011) The World Factbook: Nigeria [website] <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html≯ [accessed 27 August 2011]. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
Danert, K. (2008) Cost Effective Boreholes: UNICEF Code of Practice, Experiences from UNICEF's History of Water Well Drilling, Final Report, UNICEF, New York.
JMP, WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation, <http://www.wssinfo.org/data-estimates/table/≯ [last accessed 4 October 2011]. RuralAid Ghana (2008) Personal communication. http://www.wssinfo.org/data-estimates/table/
WHO/UNICEF (2010) Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water, 2010 Update, <http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241563956_eng_pdf≯ [accessed on 4 September 2011]. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241563956_eng_pdf
Adekile, D. and Olabode, O. (2008) Study of Public and Private Borehole Drilling in Nigeria [website], Consultancy Report for UNICEF Nigeria WASH Section, <http://www.rwsn.ch/documentation/skatdocumentation.2009-11-16.3173940374≯ [accessed 13 June 2011]. http://www.rwsn.ch/documentation/skatdocumentation.2009-11-16.3173940374
CIA (2011) The World Factbook: Nigeria [website] <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html≯ [accessed 27 August 2011]. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
Danert, K. (2008) Cost Effective Boreholes: UNICEF Code of Practice, Experiences from UNICEF's History of Water Well Drilling, Final Report, UNICEF, New York.
JMP, WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation, <http://www.wssinfo.org/data-estimates/table/≯ [last accessed 4 October 2011]. RuralAid Ghana (2008) Personal communication. http://www.wssinfo.org/data-estimates/table/
WHO/UNICEF (2010) Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water, 2010 Update, <http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241563956_eng_pdf≯ [accessed on 4 September 2011]. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241563956_eng_pdf
Adekile, D. and Olabode, O. (2008) Study of Public and Private Borehole Drilling in Nigeria [website], Consultancy Report for UNICEF Nigeria WASH Section, <http://www.rwsn.ch/documentation/skatdocumentation.2009-11-16.3173940374≯ [accessed 13 June 2011]. http://www.rwsn.ch/documentation/skatdocumentation.2009-11-16.3173940374
CIA (2011) The World Factbook: Nigeria [website] <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html≯ [accessed 27 August 2011]. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
Danert, K. (2008) Cost Effective Boreholes: UNICEF Code of Practice, Experiences from UNICEF's History of Water Well Drilling, Final Report, UNICEF, New York.
JMP, WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation, <http://www.wssinfo.org/data-estimates/table/≯ [last accessed 4 October 2011]. RuralAid Ghana (2008) Personal communication. http://www.wssinfo.org/data-estimates/table/
WHO/UNICEF (2010) Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water, 2010 Update, <http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241563956_eng_pdf≯ [accessed on 4 September 2011]. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241563956_eng_pdf
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