Africa-Press – Lesotho. The Ministry of Mines has developed a site dedicated to the construction of a land and stone testing center intended for the end of next financial year.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, the Director of Science and Natural Resources, Mr Ngakane Ngakane, indicated that the department plans to build a state-of-the-art facility to conduct soil and stone tests only; including water, interest in knowing what kind of fat the country holds.
”We applied in 2016 for the government to allow us to design this project where we were sent to come up with art that shows the required building and its cost and we are still in the process of such a choice so far. The construction plan has been completed, the only part left is how much electricity and water will go with the flow, ”Ngakane said.
He indicated that the remaining phase of the project would be completed by the end of the financial year, and that they would return to the Ministry of Planning before the Public Sector Investment Committee (PSIC) to develop a plan.
and how much money it will take to complete it, and they have already divided it into what it will be and what kind of work it will do. the entire building was completed at a cost of M2.2 billion. The Minister of Mines, Hon.
Serialong Qoo, in his address, indicated that the government of Lesotho is expected to create jobs, and said that there must be resources, ensuring that this institution will boost the country’s economy.
shake up and prevent the loss of large sums of money going to a South African country. He said within the department there were already experts who knew what kind of minerals were in the area and only needed equipment to validate the work.
“The mines are in the country and the inspections they have to do and the country is losing more than M2m which should be operating within Lesotho due to the lack of such a facility. This institution will help us to end petition and to know what we can do for Lesotho so that the lives of Basotho children can continue, ”Qoo said.
He further highlighted the expectation that the government should provide close proximity to funding and assist branch officials to develop the work so that jobs can be created and investors can attend without having to learn. but they go on working, already knowing that somewhere there is a certain resource that can be mined.
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