The construction was done by a team consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) and the George Mukoya and Muduva Nyangana conservancies during June this year.

The two conservancies are located north of Khaudum National Park.

According to a report on the project compiled by the NNF's Mwazi Mwazi and the Ministry's Chrispin Nkonkwena, each conservancy received a reservoir and a drinking trough.

Last year, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism commissioned Booysen Transport Drilling Company from Gobabis to drill one boreholes for wildlife in each of the two conservancies.

The Ministry, with financial support from the Integrated Community-Based Ecosystem Management (ICEMA) project, was set to reintroduce wildlife in the two conservancies last month, but it was put on hold because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the region.

The Deputy Director for Parks and Wildlife Management, Colgar Sikopo, told The Namibian that the reintroduction of wildlife in the conservancies has now been set for March next year.

A training course on solar energy and maintenance, organised by the Ministry of Mines and Energy and sponsored by NNF, was also given to two representatives from the two conservancies, two Environment and Tourism staff members at Rundu and one representative of NNF.

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