Maseru, Sept. 29 -- The Minister of Water Hon. Nkaku Kabi officially launched 259 stand pipes worth M14.9 million from one of the recently completed water supply systems at Katse, last week Wednesday.

The water supply system is part of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority's (LHDA) implemented Water Supply and Sanitation (WATSAN) programme for the supply of water and sanitation to communities around the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) dams. The system launched at Sephareng provides water to about 6 300 people approximately 1, 170 households living in 24 villages at Katse and Lejone areas. In terms of work done so far, it is expected that by the end of this year, a total of 27 000 people living in 101 villages at Katse, Lejon...