“Bounkiling’s Cry for Basic Infrastructure: Voices from 58 Villages in Tankon”

2023-05-01 09:05:29

Bounkiling: 58 villages in the commune of Tankon are calling for basic infrastructure

Bordering Gambia in the East as in the North, the municipality of Tankon, located in the extreme north of the department of Bounkiling is almost devoid of everything. Of the 58 villages of the commune, only Tankon, the capital of the commune is electrified. The other 57 villages are brooding, hammers Mamadou Kane, spokesperson for the day.

Tired of waiting for promises from the authorities, the people of this area, called Kabada East, organized a press briefing to make themselves heard.

In Tankon commune, water is a real luxury. The borehole of the locality supplies only a tiny part of the villages. The new borehole under construction does not provide for a better extension.

The electrical and telephone networks are also failing.

In terms of mobility, the main road, which connects the capital of the commune to the national N°4 at the height of the village of Saré Alcaly, has been the subject of several promises of asphalting.

Until then, residents continue to fight once morest the dust at the slightest movement on this three-kilometre lateritic track. According to Mamadou Kane, it is exhausting in all seasons.

This is why, on behalf of the populations, he invites the state authorities to lend an attentive ear to Tankon’s heartfelt cry, which wants to enter the era of modernity.

Auteur: Paul FAYE Correspondent Seneweb-Sedhiou – Seneweb.com

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