Africa-Press – Botswana. The much anticipated construction of a hospital in Tsabong is gradually gaining traction with the contractor on site to design and build a 53-bed health facility in Tsabong East.
Speaking during Tsabong District full council session on Monday, chairperson, Mr Hendrick Jacobs said the construction of the hospital was given a green light with project design and construction carried out under the Development Manager Model.
He said project managers, Nama Consulting Engineers and Planners SA had already met with village authorities and conducted site inspection February 13.
On other major district projects, Mr Jacobs said Tsabong Multispecies Abattoir was almost complete with overall civil works at 97 per cent completion rate.
Water treatment plant for reverse osmosis has been installed and most structures of the main building components such as the administration block, a slaughterhouse and rendering area are close to completion, Mr Jacobs said.
He said currently, the contractor was paving the parking area within the abattoir, interior lairage and the air affluent plant and was also working on completing the main road bed.
“The only materials absent from the site are the two modules for air affluent that are to be transported from South Africa,” said Mr Jacobs.
As for the Bray Community Farm Project, he said it was completed and was awaiting handover from the company to the Department of Animal Production.
The project, he said, was funded through LIMID under the Water Development for Small Herd Owners in Communal Areas package.
The project was awarded to HHH Drilling company with a total cost of P5 765 290, which covered the cost for survey, drilling and borehole equipping.
Mr Jacobs said borehole drilling and equipping had been completed and water pipes reticulated to the watering point, covering a distance of 3.5 kilometres.
Responding to the council chairperson’s speech, Bray/ Boshoek councillor, Mr Lawrence Tsebeng appreciated developments and pace of project implementation of Bray community farm, which he said would create employment opportunities. “The project has long been completed, but it is taking too long to be handed to the community. Many of Bray people have expressed optimism to put it to good use” he said.
Gakhibane’s Councillor Tirelo Pule said development of the road infrastructure in the district progressed well and would complement major projects being developed. He said Mmathethe-Bray road would connect the district with urban areas cost effectively.
He also said the construction of the new hospital was a welcome development, which was long overdue in the district, adding that it would reduce patient referrals to Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone.
Cllr Pule appreciated that the abattoir was almost complete, but expressed concern over construction extensions.
He said they expected that by February the abattoir would have been completed.
Vaalhoek/Rappelspan’s Councillor Phillipus Morerwa appreciated that the district was making headway with major projects such as the abattoir, Tsabong mini stadium and now the commencement of the new hospital.
“To have a fully-fledged hospital in the district was our biggest dream and it has come true. We are slowly becoming urbanised,” he said.
Werda’s Councillor Obokeng Maletsi said the construction of a new hospital was one of the major achievements for the district albeit with government faced with financial resource constraints.
“Selo se ke kgatelopele e kgolo. Ke selo se sentle se se tlaa thusang metse yotlhe e e mo kgaolong. Ka jalo, se tshwanetse sa opelwa legofi,” Mr Maletsi added.
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