Rössing hands over boreholes to Uiba-Oas community

Contributed by NAMPA.

OTJIWARONGO, 14 SEP (NAMPA) – Two solar-powered boreholes were handed over to the community of Uiba-Oas village in the Erongo Region on Tuesday.
The drilling and installation of the boreholes were funded by the Rössing Uranium Mine at a cost of N.dollars 760 000.
The community of more than 200 people had been pleading for such assistance for the past 10 years.
Rössing Uranium Managing Director (MD) Johan Coetzee at the handing-over on Tuesday said access to water had been a serious challen ...