Hargeisa water: boreholes to be linked to Geed Deeble reservoirs

Hargeisa Water Agency reported on 21 August 2025 that the fifth of six boreholes planned for the second phase of the Hargeisa Water Expansion Project had been inaugurated in Darasalam District, and that the agency is nearing the end of the drilling phase. The next steps, the agency said, involve connecting the new boreholes and integrating them into the existing Geedeeble reservoirs.

What the source records

According to Hargeisa Water Agency, Engineer Abdalla Sacad gave the borehole a final depth of 230 metres, with water first reached at 45 metres, and a production rate of 60 cubic metres per hour. Engineer Khalif Abdilahi Hussein said the agency's ownership of its own drilling rig kept control of the project timeline and budget. General Manager Mohamed Ali Darood said connection work had already begun and that the agency had presented a detailed plan to the President of Somaliland. The agency also thanked farm owners who gave land for the drilling sites.

What it means on site

For anyone following water supply work in Hargeisa, the sequence is now vertical to horizontal: drilling, then the buried pipeline, pump sets, valves and the tie-in to the reservoir system. A production figure quoted per hour is a test or design output, so what a household or contractor sees at the tap depends on the pipeline diameter, the pump curve and the reservoir level at that moment. Where a new main runs through or beside private land, route records, pipe bedding, joint testing and reinstatement all need checking as the trench is backfilled.

What the source does not establish

The account is the agency's own, and the connection works carry no completion date. It does not establish how much of the route is laid, whether pipes have been pressure tested, what the Geedeeble reservoirs can hold, or when households would see additional water. A plan presented is not a finished main. To confirm the present state, ask the agency for the connection works' progress schedule and the latest pipeline test certificates.

What to do next

Request from Hargeisa Water Agency the current connection works programme for the phase two boreholes, the pipeline route drawing showing the tie-in points at Geedeeble, and the pressure test records for any sections already laid.