At the time, major water bodies in the Western, Ashanti and Eastern regions that supplied water to over ten million residents in these areas were heavily polluted.
Saa  berɛ no na nsubontene akɛseɛ ahodoɔ a ɛwɔ Atɔe, Asante ne Apue mantam a nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem du sa nsuo firi mu nom no nyinaa aseɛ.