# Hingalool Borehole Rehabilitation Reported in 2013

> Somaliland Sun reported on 2013-01-15 that a rehabilitated borehole was supplying Hingalool town with water, but the report does not establish what happened…

- 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/hingalool-borehole-rehabilitation-2013

## Key points

- On 2013-01-15, Somaliland Sun reported that a borehole in Hingalool had been rehabilitated by Passa Weyn Organization and area residents.
- The report said the borehole was supplying Hingalool residents with sufficient and clean drinking water, ending long walks for water.
- The report does not establish a contract value, project cost, funding amount, currency, completion date or contractor, and does not establish what happened to the borehole after 2013-01-15.

On 15 January 2013, Somaliland Sun reported that a borehole in Hingalool, the district headquarters of the Sanaag region district of the same name, had been rehabilitated and was supplying residents of Hingalool town with sufficient and clean drinking water. Somaliland Sun described the borehole as having been non-functioning for a number of years before the work.

The 2013-01-15 Somaliland Sun report attributed the rehabilitation to Passa Weyn Organization and area residents. It also reported that the borehole was rehabilitated with funds from area residents in the Diaspora. Somaliland Sun did not name any donor, Diaspora group or individual contributor, and did not state a contract value, project cost, funding amount or currency.

Somaliland Sun further reported that Hingalool had suffered acute water shortage in the recent past, exacerbated by continued droughts, and that residents used to walk long distances in pursuit of water. The report said the rehabilitated borehole was bringing an end to the sufferings of those residents. It did not give a distance figure, a borehole output figure in litres per day, a depth, or any technical specification.

According to Somaliland Sun, area residents thanked all those who took part in rehabilitating the borehole and said that the responsibility of ensuring the borehole's current maintenance is sustained rests with them. The report did not name a maintenance plan, budget or responsible body, and no operator confirmation or water quality test result supports the description of the water as sufficient and clean. That description is Somaliland Sun's, not an SCR finding.

The report also did not state a completion date or commissioning date, and did not name a contractor, consultant or implementer beyond Passa Weyn Organization and area residents as reported by Somaliland Sun.

What the 2013-01-15 Somaliland Sun report does not establish is what happened to the Hingalool borehole after that date. It does not show whether the borehole remained functional, broke down, was expanded, was upgraded, or was taken over by an authority, and it is not evidence of water supply conditions in Hingalool today.

## Questions

### What type of water system was rehabilitated in Hingalool?

Somaliland Sun reported on 2013-01-15 that a borehole in Hingalool was rehabilitated. The report gave no technical specification, depth or output figure.

### Who funded the Hingalool borehole rehabilitation?

Somaliland Sun reported that the borehole was rehabilitated with funds from area residents in the Diaspora, and attributed the rehabilitation to Passa Weyn Organization and area residents. No donor, Diaspora group or individual contributor was named, and no amount or currency was stated.

### How many residents benefited from the Hingalool borehole?

The 2013-01-15 Somaliland Sun report did not give a number of residents benefiting. It said the borehole was supplying residents of Hingalool town, and that residents had previously walked long distances for water without giving a distance figure.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: Fresh Sufficient Water for Hingalool Residents](https://somalilandsun.com/somaliland-fresh-sufficient-water-for-hingalool-residents/) — Somaliland Sun, 2013-01-15