A new water tank factory has opened in Lae to help families across PNG get better access to clean water. Rotomould Group boss Prakash Chand opened the factory on Saturday, saying the idea came from seeing people struggle to get water after disasters. “Water is life. When people have it, everything improves—health, farming, business,” he said. The Lae factory will make strong plastic water tanks in seven sizes. Chand said Rotomould tanks give more water than advertised—for example, a 6,000-litre tank holds 6,400 litres. Rotomould has factories in Fiji, Tonga, and other Pacific countries. The Lae factory will make up to 15,000 tanks a year and help cut freight costs by producing them locally. “This factory is for the people. We didn’t give up, even when others tried to stop us,” Chand said.