Sudan .. thirst in the land of the Nile
07-30-2015 11:58 PM
Sky News
Only a few may not know that the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, is divided by the Nile River and extended to three cities - Khartoum, Khartoum, Bahri and Omdurman. Few also do not know that these cities are suffering from thirsty people these days, although drinking water in Sudan is not underground or in need of dams that hold rainwater so that people will enjoy a dose of water.
The Sudanese sneeze in summer and drown in the rain. A paradox that shortens the government's failure does not require proof. The natural resources of the country can not be managed, nor does the Sudanese citizen seem to expect anything other than what nature enjoys.
In the outskirts of the capital, Khartoum, the trade of potable water is widespread. There are also cars that have paved the way for buggy cars to transport water between wells and houses. The image brings the Sudanese back to the pre-industrial era.
The Government
Years ago, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was on the opening day of the Meroi Dam in northern Sudan to broadcast inside and outside of the country that the time of darkness and thirst is over. The project will end the problems of millions with power cuts and water supply and electricity tariffs in the residential sector will be reduced. Now, after all these years, nothing has changed, but the government is sticking to new plans to raise electricity tariffs, waiting only for the right moment to put them, especially that "water and light" these days have become a dream to get them to demonstrate in the street and writing in the walls and the passengers in various platforms.
The Sudanese personality has abandoned its usual reservation to the pressures of daily living, which has awakened a sense of cynicism and sometimes silent criticism. A situation in the Arab Spring states that it preceded the gathering of Tunisians, Egyptians, Libyans, Syrians and Yemenis in the streets and public squares to demand their regimes to leave. What makes Sudan an exception as long as hunger is one?
