On Thursday officials gave the starting signal for the drilling of four springs in the

Saramacca District.  Marlon Oosterling, head of the Water Supply Division of the Ministry of Natural Resources (NH), confirmed that the State Oil Company (Staatsolie) will do the drilling. After the springs have been ‘uncovered’ the Water Supply Division will construct the infrastructure for the water network. The infrastructure will be 118 kilometers long in total and will run straight through the Saramacca District…[+]