The Botswana government is working round the clock to address the current water shortage.

According to a report by the Botswana Daily News Assistant Minister of Education and Skills Development Kgotla Autlwetse has promised the acute shortage of water at Moreomabele and Topisi villages will be addressed once funds become available.

Residents of Moreomabele had requested to be connected to the North South Carrier (NSC) pipeline to enable them to benefit from Letsibogo Dam water.

Addressing a kgotla meeting in Moreomabele last week, Autlwetse said due to a shortage of funds, Moreomabele which is in under Serule cluster was not connected to the NSC.

Serule cluster, he said included the villages of Moreomabele, Topisi, Gojwane, Serule, Mmadinare and Damochujenaa. To address acute shortage of water at Moreomabele, he said three boreholes have been identified to help address the situation.

These boreholes, he noted are Molodi, Topisi and Kereekae. However he added the Water Utilities Corporation was beset by challenges as Kereekae borehole which has a high volume of water than the other two boreholes has collapsed.

Therefore the corporation is working round the clock to resuscitate the borehole.

He said the nine cubic metre Molodi borehole has been connected and in operation since July but its water volume is not enough to supply the entire village.

The four cubic metre Topisi borehole, he explained is in the process of being connected despite its low water supply.

–Botswana Daily News