Only three weeks after the opening of the 3 Towns Water and Sanitation Project, the construction of Metolong Dam officially gets opened on Friday the 14th .

It is anticipated of this project to supply clean water to Maseru and its neighbouring region as Vision 2020 as well as one of the Millennium Development Goals.

The project is only a small part of Lesotho Lowlands Water Project Scheme which only came earlier due to some reasons:

1) The project is intended to supply clean water to Maseru region where the largest population of Lesotho lives. Maseru is also the economic hub of the country.

2) Roma region, where The National University of Lesotho as well as other services of vital importance such as hospitals and schools will also be supplied with clean water, to mention a few.

Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili indicated that the people of Ha Seeiso and its neighbouring will benefit a lot from this project. He highlighted among others that the place will turn into a tourism destination when the construction is completed.