The LHDA joins in celebrating the national Lesotho Public Service Day <<..back
The LHDA Chief Executive, Mr. Liphapang Potloane, issued out a memo on 14 June, 2005 informing all Staff to take part in the national celebration of Public Service Day.
The memo was a result of the invitation by the Government Secretary, Mr. Tlohang Sekhamane, and it was extended to all Government Ministries, Departments and Parastatals. The iterinary including a massive cleaning campaign on Friday 17; sports from 17-19, a Seminar on Public Service on 20 June, exhibition of activities in the Setsoto Stadium in the morning of 23 June and ended up with and a dinner dance in the evening of the same day.to shake it all out.
The LHDA joined the parent Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). A single large banner was crafted that accommodated logos of all departments and the four Parastatals namely, LHDA, WASA, Lesotho Energy Authority (LEA) and Lesotho Electricity Corporation (LEC). The objective was to demonstrate oneness. The Principal Secretary Mr. Bataung Leleka championed the assignment. He, however, delegated the organisation of Exhibition part of the exercise to the Director of Energy, Mr. Phuroe, who did an excellent job with much support from the rest of team members.
The MNR group were fortunate to get a suitable space where they were able to exhibit their wares close to one another. It was therefore easier for all visiting guests to have a full view of the MNR activities at a go.
The LHDA stall show-cased pictures of the Project dams, Katse, Mohale,Matsoku and 'Muela, all constructed to world class standards.
There were also pictures of Mohale camp and lodge and newly created water landscapes, demonstrating the LHWP as facilitating tourism initiatives in Lesotho. Pictures of rural villages upstream of the reservoirs were depicted, fully provided with sanitation facilities in the form on ventilated pit latrines for each household, demonstrating contribution to good and improved public health issues as well protecting the reservoir waters from pollution in the catchment.
There were pictures of schools where the Project has made a contribution in the Education sector,through upgrading school classrooms, providing staffrooms and book-stores, ablution facilities for the staff and pupils.
In matters of habitat, the project showcased the improved housing conditions for those displaced by the implementation of various activities of the LHWP.
The Katse Botanical garden was also displayed to inform how the medicinal and other plants of beauty were uprooted from the river floor basins and preserved as well propagated. The garden also a gazibo and walking tracks where the public can relax as they admire the richness of the plants. The garden overlooks Katse dam.
LHDA officers engaged in income generating activities also show-cased agricultural produce such as the potato seed, maize, grass, eggs, tailored garments
A very large potato warehouse is built at Ha Mohale where farmers congregate their potao seed for ultimate selling to customers. This was also depicted.
It is through the Project that farmers are begining to enjoy a ready market to sell their corn to the LHDA for use in compensating the affected people with home grown products.
The Stall received as many as 10-15 people every thirty minute. This was from 9:00 to 16-30 on the 23rd June.
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