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While I can understand your reasoning here, particularly with respect to the link between the borehole and the garden, the stark reality is that you will find the maintenance costs of the borehole equally difficult to maintain and the system may well work for a couple of years with minimal maintenance and then face a large failure that requires a large amount of cash to repair. For me the best option is as Mercy describes given that the Ministry must hold this responsibility, assuming this clinic will fall under their management. In addition to making a connection, I would suggest putting in a raised storage tank to provide some backup supply for those intermittent supply periods. The Blantyre Water supply should meet standards but that would be an important aspect to verify.