Finally, the water that was released from 'Muela dam on Thursday last week reached Maseru city on Thursday morning. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) announced that the release of water from 'Muela dam is effected to address the critical water shortage along the towns bordering the Mohokare river and particularly the Maseru city and outlying villages.           

The statement from the LHDA further says that the water took a long time to arrive at the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) intake point because of the extremely dry riverine conditions in the Mohokare River. "The public is advised to exercise caution in the use of the rivers namely Nqoe, Hololo, and Mohokare for safety , and also reminded to use water with great care" LHDA stated.          

The shortage of water has been a crisis for the past two weeks affecting individuals and businesses, especially the factories in both the Thetsane and Maseru Industrial Areas.

23 October 2003