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Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi
Chiredzi Town Council is optimistic it will have implemented projects worth $2,7 million in the first 100 days under the watch of the new Government. Town secretary Mr Charles Muchatukwa last week said council’s main project would be the establishment of road networks in the new residential areas.

He said council would also work on the water distribution line, which has seen many wards experiencing shortages in the past two months.
“We have set aside $1,2 million for the provision of access roads to 2 200 new residential stands at Makondo Extension,” he said. This would then mean refuse collection would be systematic in the area, while increased road safety and reliability would be achieved.” Mr Muchatukwa said the project was expected to create 75 jobs.

“The other project, which is almost 40 percent complete, is the development of roads by Shineplus Holdings in our low-density area and we anticipate that in 100 days they would have been completed,” he said.

Mr Muchatukwa said they will fully tar the six-kilometre West Road, which is an alternative road linking the town to the Ngundu-Tanganda Highway.

“The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has also approved $630 000 under the periodic road maintenance programme and we aim at rehabilitating and tarring West Road, he said.

“This would also cover some other inland roads which are damaged.” Mr Muchatukwa said council had set aside $152 000 for the upgrading of water trunk line in Magwaza area.

“Our goal is to have an equitable water distribution in the town,” he said. Council has also partnered a private company for the replacement of non-functional water meters at a cost of $6 000.” The council, he said, was also aiming at rehabilitating existing public toilets while constructing a new block at the town’s biggest vegetable market.

“Construction of a new public toilet at the Banana Market is another new project to be implemented at a cost of $16 580, We are also aiming at rehabilitating our sewerage lines at a cost of $100 000, which in turn reduces water borne diseases and pollution” he said. In the programme, he said, council would also rehabilitate council owned single accommodation quarters.