Africa-Press – Botswana. Reconstruction of A3 road from Francistown to Nata, Nata to Gweta and A33 from Nata to Kasane commences next month.
Addressing a full council meeting for Tutume District on Monday, chairperson, Mr Million Masumbika explained that the projects were to be done through Development Manager (DM) model and had already been procured and scope of works set.
The chairperson further noted that the designs for Francistown-Nata road were at an advanced stage with the project beginning with Sebina-Nata sections as it had less complications, adding that the road had been designed to be a dual carriage from Francistown to Sebina junction.
He said the district openly welcomed the development since not only would it ease the volume of traffic often experienced at this section of the road, but would also address high accident rates that were due to the bad state of the road and it being narrow, which led to congestion of heavy vehicles which used it to and from the greater Africa through Kazungula Bridge.
In addition, Mr Masumbika highlighted that at Nata-Ngwasha section of A33 road survey and geographical investigations for burrow pits were ongoing while mobilisation activities were expected to resume immediately after the DM budget had been approved by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works.
“This is a development not only going to improve the status of the roads, but it will also change the landscape of our district, lets stand united and support the project,” he said
On other updates, the chairperson informed the meeting that following the success of biogas project, which was piloted between 2017 and 2022 sponsored by UNDP, government had embarked on moving to the next phase of the programme, which would entail a national rollout funded through the Domestic Development Budget.
He said the target was to have the programme rolled out to areas such as Ngamiland, Chobe, Tutume, North East, Ghanzi and Kgalagadi, noting that plans were underway to commence training in the areas of Nata and Maun.
In Nata, he pointed out that they were planning to train 15 masons and construct nine biogas digesters.
Meanwhile, Mr Masumbika alerted fellow councillors that sampling and Foot and Mouth Disease surveillance was still on in the district, especially in areas where the district experienced an influx of 200 buffaloes, which were spotted last year September.
He said although some of them were relocated to Kasane while others died, some seemed to have remained in the district as two were spotted in Dukwi last month while one was killed in Dagwi in January.
He thus advised them to remain vigilant and warn electorate about the situation.
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