Liberia: Jeety Rubber Factory Provides Weala Deep Bore Submersible Pump
Upjit Singh Sachdeva, the Founder of the Jeety Rubber Factory stands near one of the three deep-bore submersible pumps in Weala
.... “Access to clean water is a basic human right, and we are proud to be able to provide this facility to the people of this concession area," says Upjit Singh Sachdeva, the Founder of the factory, which is historic as it is expected to be the first in the country to produce tyres, rain boots, and latex gloves locally when productions start later this year.
The Jeety Rubber Factory has made available three deep-bore submersible pumps to the people of Weala to ease their struggles with accessing safe and clean water.
The factory, which is based in Weala, Margibi County, has been working on the project for several months in response to the critical need for clean water in its concession area. The natural sources of water in Weala had become polluted due to waste products from other rubber factory activities, leaving residents with limited options for obtaining safe drinking water.
“Access to clean water is a basic human right, and we are proud to be able to provide this facility to the people of this concession area," says Upjit Singh Sachdeva, the Founder of the factory, which is historic as it is expected to be the first in the country to produce tyres, rain boots, and latex gloves locally when productions start later this year.
"We understand our responsibility to the community and are committed to ensuring that the people living in our concession areas benefit greatly. The deep-bore submersible pumps are equipped with state-of-the-art water treatment technology that will provide clean and safe drinking water for all and we pledged to maintain and operate the facility for the long term.”
The construction of the water facility is part of Jeety Rubber Factory's broader commitment to fulfilling its social corporate responsibility and the operationalization of the factory.
The company in about three months' time is expected to operationalize a 25-bed health facility to respond to the health needs of the people of Weala and adjacent towns.
The facility will host an operation theatre, a modernized laboratory, an X-ray room, and an ultrasound room, among others.
The Commissioner for Cinta Township, Roland Johnson noted that his people have long suffered from a lack of access to clean and safe drinking water, but the three deep-bore submersible pumps will now change the narrative.
Cinta Township encompasses Weala and other towns and villages. The former is the township capital.
"We have been struggling with access to clean water for years, and this facility will make a huge difference in our lives," Johnson said. “Getting water here has been very, very hard. The few pumps that are restricted and people access them. So having these pumps free will go a long way.”
Meanwhile, the Jeety Rubber factory has identified with Muslims in Margibi County by providing food and other assorted items in seven mosques in Margibi ahead of the climax of the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan.