# Gargooray water project launch recorded, works yet to be verified

> Somaliland Sun reported on 20 December 2014 that a water supply and borehole drilling project was launched in Gargooray, with geophysical survey just beginning.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 1 October 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: water-supply, water-wells, groundwater
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/gargooray-water-project-launch

## Key points

- Somaliland Sun's 2014-12-20 report describes a launch ceremony in Gargooray for a water supply and borehole drilling project funded by the Somaliland Development Fund.
- At the time of the report, the project was commencing with a geophysical survey; no contractor, budget or completion date was stated.
- The report records no information on any drilling, construction or water delivery since the launch.

On 20 December 2014, Somaliland Sun reported that Somaliland's Ministry of Water Resources had launched a new water supply project in Gargooray, an agro-pastoral area near Boon district in Awdal region. The launch ceremony for the Gargooray Water Supply sub-project was held in Gargooray on Monday, 15 December 2014, according to the publication. The report does not establish what has happened since that ceremony.

The sub-project is an output of the Water Resources Development project funded by the Somaliland Development Fund (SDF), Somaliland Sun reported. The Director General of the Ministry of Water Resources, Dr. Abdirazak Jama Nuur, who attended the ceremony, said the project is funded by SDF and intended to alleviate water shortage in Gargooray by supplying enough clean water to residents, per the report.

According to the report, the intended works include drilling boreholes, constructing a water supply system and establishing a water sustainable management committee. Project manager Mr. Mohamed Farah said the project comprises drilling a new borehole, constructing a water supply system including elevated reservoir, animal troughs and kiosks, and establishing and training a sustainable management committee. He said the project was first commencing with a geophysical survey in the valley to determine the most appropriate borehole drilling sites. The report does not specify the number of boreholes planned or any contract value, budget, contractor or completion date.

The launch ceremony was attended by officials including Boon District Mayor Mohamed Hussein, four Borama city councilors, traditional leaders, central government officials, police commanders, Ministry staff and representatives from Shaba Borama water supply company, according to Somaliland Sun. No role for Shaba Borama was stated.

The report describes SDF as a 4-year fund designed to support the Government of Somaliland, aligned to the National Development Plan, initially funded by DFID, DANIDA, the Government of Norway and the Netherlands. That background description carries the 2014 dateline and does not establish SDF's status as of the report date.

Somaliland Sun's account of local conditions, citing interviewed local people, states that Gargooray has no water sources, with the nearest water points shallow wells 40km to the east and 43km to the west. Boon District Mayor Mohamed Hussein said residents used to travel 40 km to get clean water and that a previous borehole drilled on the mountain failed. He asked the Ministry and SDF to accelerate the drilling.

Deputy Governor Abdirahman Nuur Sugal said the project will become one of the greatest legacies of President Ahmed Mohamoud Silanyo, while traditional leader Suldan Muse Elmi Dugsiye Ismail thanked President Silanyo for fulfilling development pledges, as reported by Somaliland Sun. The article also refers to a 'Mr. Abdi Nour Sugal' elsewhere, without clarifying whether that is the same person.

The report records a launch, a symbolic foundation-laying by the Director General, and the start of a geophysical survey. It provides no evidence that any borehole was drilled, that water was supplied, or that the management committee was formed or trained.

## Questions

### What is the scope of the Gargooray water supply project?

According to Somaliland Sun's 2014-12-20 report, the project involves drilling a new borehole, constructing a water supply system with elevated reservoir, animal troughs and kiosks, and establishing and training a sustainable management committee.

### Who is funding and implementing the Gargooray water project?

The Director General of the Ministry of Water Resources said the project is funded by the Somaliland Development Fund (SDF), per Somaliland Sun. The report does not name a contractor or implementing company.

### When is the project expected to be completed?

The 2014 report does not state a completion date or contract duration. Project manager Mr. Mohamed Farah said the works were commencing with a geophysical survey.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: SDF-Funded Water Supply and Borehole Drilling Project in Gargooray Launched](https://somalilandsun.com/somaliland-sdf-funded-water-supply-and-borehole-drilling-project-in-gargooray-launched/) — Somaliland Sun, 2014-12-20