Water Producers give reasons for hike in sachet water price

The Association for Table Water Producers (ATWAP) has called on the Federal Government to intervene in the escalating cost of nylon, which is causing the price of sachet water to rise continually.

ATWAP warns that without government action, the cost of sachet water will keep increasing.

During an event marking World Water Day, themed “Water for Peace,” at EXPOYO in Sango, Ibadan, the National President, Dr. Clementina Ativie, made an appeal for this issue to be addressed.

Ativie, who, however, urged Nigerians to bear with the rapid escalation of their production costs and the consequent increase in the price of sachet water, said that over 30,000 water producers were on the verge of closing down their factories.

According to her, the water producers were dismayed by the increasing cost of sachet water, which compelled Nigerians to seek alternatives that are largely not potable.

She warned that the consequences of people not being able to afford potable water were grave, especially regarding susceptibility to waterborne diseases and the proliferation of unregulated sachet water producers.

Ativie, therefore, urged the government to provide support for water producers to prevent the closure of water factories.

She also called for collaboration between regulatory agencies and ATWAP.