The commissioner of Duk Panyang County in Jonglei State has expressed his concern over acute shortages of water in his county, saying most boreholes broke down since 2013.
Commissioner Peter Latjor told Radio Tamazuj on Thursday that they were 16 boreholes in his area but 8 broke down since 2013.
The local official pointed out lack of boreholes is causing conflict among the locals in the area.
Latjor has appealed to NGOs to intervene by repairing and digging more boreholes in Duk Panyang’s 26 villages.