Letlhakane sewage system to be centralized

Parliament PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Parliament PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Parliament has learnt that the designs for Letlhakane Central Sewerage Scheme are complete.

The Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Service, Kefentse Mzwinila told Parliament on Tuesday that funding for the construction is not available and the project is expected to be budgeted for in the 2019/20 financial year.

Mzwinila was responding to question from Boteti East MP Sethomo Leatisitswe who wanted to know when Letlhakane will have a centralised sewage system and whether it is true there was a consultant paid to do this project and that he delivered on his mandate but the plans were shelved because of lack of money.

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