Govt projects run behind schedule

One of the projects visited was the P113 billion Dikgatlhong Dam that has fallen behind by eight months. The Principal Resident Engineer of the Bobirwa project, Boikanyo Mpho of Bergstan Gauff Consulting Engineers, attributed the setback to unseasonable rains last June.

"There was a freak flood that inundated the riverbed on June 9, affecting construction," he said. According to the contractor, SinoHydro Corporation, the extension of time will cost the company P130 million.