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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>THE second phase of the ongoing multibillion-dollar Neckartal irrigation project will cost taxpayers an additional N$2,4 billion.<\/p>\n

The initial phase of the project was completed at a cost N$5,6 billion in 2018.<\/p>\n

Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein, who is currently on a consultative tour of the \/\/Kharas region, told traditional leaders and other stakeholders that the first phase of the project is now complete.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe dam is a catalyst for public investment in bulk water supply, intensive agriculture and other spin-offs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The dam will increase economic growth and spin-offs for Keetmanshoop in terms of logistics, packaging and storage, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201c[There should be] increased productive capacity and export earnings from high-value crops and fruits, greater inclusivity, job creation, income, and about 1 000 temporary jobs during the construction stage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The first phase of the project includes close to 19 000 hectares of land purchased in the \/\/Kharas region between 2013 and 2018.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform has been allocated a total of N$2,4 billion in the 2023\/24 financial year, a 22,1% increase from last year for the second phase, which requires building canals, spill points, and booster pump stations.<\/p>\n

Neckartal is the largest dam in the country, with almost twice the total capacity of existing major dams. Its current water level stands at 94,4% capacity as of Tuesday this week.<\/p>\n

Schlettwein said the project will create about 12 600 permanent and seasonal jobs for envisaged irrigation schemes.<\/p>\n

The ministry conducted a feasibility study in 2010 and identified more than 5 000ha of irrigable land on the southern and northern sides of the B4 road, between Keetmanshoop and Lu\u0308deritz, east of Seeheim.<\/p>\n

The irrigable land is estimated to be approximately 4 250ha or 85% of the required 5 000ha.<\/p>\n

Recently, Schlettwein dismissed criticism that the government wasted money in acquiring unproductive land around the dam.<\/p>\n

He said the wasteland is where support infrastructure, such as for water distribution, will be built.<\/p>\n

\u201cHence, other value chain activities such as feedlots, cold rooms, and intensive animal farming could be carried out on other portions of land, which a layman’s eye could regard as wasteland,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur decision to acquire the said farms was guided by the technical soil suitability assessment findings.<\/p>\n

Investment in and operation of the green schemes entail a host of other ancillary infrastructure across the value chain for which land is needed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The dam has the potential to generate a half to two megawatt of hydropower.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. THE second phase of the ongoing multibillion-dollar Neckartal irrigation project will cost taxpayers an additional N$2,4 billion. The initial phase of the project was completed at a cost N$5,6 billion in 2018. 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