Ok Tedi Mining Limited has reassured stakeholders and the public that its operations remain normal and fully functional despite current dry weather and low river levels along the Fly River.
Western Province Governor Taboi Awi Yoto says development delays in the province are not just a top-level problem, and is calling on community and administrative leaders at every level to take ownership of public funds.
The Western Province–Australia Partnership Agreement continues to deliver tangible development outcomes, with the opening of a new Agricultural Training Facility and the completion of 40 bore water wells across drought-vulnerable communities.
The Koroba Lake Kopiago District Development Authority has paid K100,000 towards tuition for 120 students at Dauli Teachers College, with a further K100,000 to be released before the end of the academic year.