Borehole Drilled in Nampirika, Nakalama, Iganga

Before

The community drew water from a seasonal stream, a seventy-five minute walk each way with a fifty-five minute wait at the source. In the dry season the stream failed entirely and households bought from a vendor.

Siting

A resistivity survey identified two candidate points. The district water officer approved the western one before any rig moved, which is the sequence we follow everywhere — the approval is part of the record, not a formality applied afterwards.

What was built

Drilled to 62 metres through overburden into weathered basement. Steel casing, gravel pack, six hours of development until the water ran clear, then an India Mark II hand pump on a concrete apron with a drainage channel.

After

Yield measured 2,400 litres per hour at completion, after development rather than during drilling. The walk is now eight minutes and the queue twelve. Nine committee members completed the two-day maintenance training and hold a signed handover certificate with the drilling log attached.