The Taraba State Water Supply Agency on Monday commenced the enumeration of over 66 ,000 households in five councils in the state .

The General Manager of the agency Musa Siam told reporters in Jalingo that over 90 enumerators had been deployed for the first phase of the exercise in Jalingo , Wukari, Ibi , Takum and Gembu .

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According to Siam , the exercise is aimed at identifying , revalidating and updating the utility customer database of the agency for service delivery and planning .
The agency chief said due to security concerns enumerators were drawn from their communities .

The exercise being backed by the USAID Effective Water , Sanitation and Hygiene Services ( E -WASH ) Program will last for about six weeks .