Africa-Press – Botswana. Residents of Lerala have been assured that the long awaited Lerala Primary hospital project will commence in the 2023/2024 financial year.
Addressing a kgotla meeting on January 9, Lerala/Maunatlala MP, Mr Sethabelo Modukanele informed residents that a state-of-the-art Level One primary hospital would be constructed under government’s new Transitional National Development Plan.
He said the project, which had an estimated budget of P250 million, would see P100 million being spent during the 2023/2024 financial year while the remaining P150million would be expended during the 2024/2025 financial year.
Upon completion, Mr Modukanele said, the 70-bed facility would alleviate issues such as patients travelling long distances to access health services in Palapye and Serowe among others.
Another development under the Transitional National Development Plan, the legislator said, would be the construction of an advanced police post with seven staff houses and more officers in Lerala.
“This will also help curb the high rate of delinquency in the village,” he said.
Mr Modukanele also informed his constituents that a decision had been taken to reconstruct the Palapye-Martin’s Drift road, which he said had long reached its life span.
The Martin’s Drift bridge, the MP said, would also be upgraded to two lane, a development that would improve economic activities in the area.
Mr Modukanele said government, would ensure all projects undertaken through the Transitional National Development Plan were delivered on time and within budget.
A resident, Mr Andrew Supang commended government for having finally heeded Batswapong’s request for a hospital.
He said the hospital would not only address health issues, but would also boost the economy of Lerala.
Another resident, Mr Gababothale Jeremiah appealed for a bigger post office in the village.
Meanwhile, on other matters, the Lerala/Maunatlala MP expressed that following the recent development to upgrade some of the sub-districts to full districts, he would like to see Lerala be made a sub-district, given its population.
He noted that Lerala was currently the administrative centre for the constituency and the most populated village in the whole of Tswapong.
The MP also addressed a kgotla meeting at Majwaneng, where he encouraged residents to form trusts to generate income for the community.
He said Tswapong was rich in natural resources that could be utilised for tourism activities, hence formation of trust would be ideal.
Nonetheless, residents of Majwaneng appealed for an upgrade of their clinic to include a maternity ward.
They decried long distances travelled to access maternity services in areas such as Palapye and Maunatlala.
Residents also wanted the gravel road, which is the shortest route that connected Majwaneng and Lerala to be done as it was currently in a bad state.
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