Dikgatlhong dam complete ahead of schedule

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SELEBI-PHIKWE: Chinese Construction Company, Sinohydro Botswana, says it has completed the construction of the P1.134 billion Dikgatlhong dam ahead of schedule and have already submitted a request for acceptance to government to assess the project before the end of this year.

Dikgatlhong is the largest dam in the country with a capacity of 400 million cubic metres. The project which commenced in March 2008 was expected to be commissioned in March 2012. Assistant Project Manager Jing Jinke said during an interview that they are very pleased to have completed the project ahead of the  targeted time frame and within the budget.

 "I am very proud to say that this dam project is one of the few projects that were completed ahead of contractual time frame. And this is despite the challenges we encountered during the construction," he said.

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