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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau
Government has released $1,6 million for the completion of housing units under the Beitbridge Redevelopment Programme to ease perennial accommodation woes facing its workers here, an official has said.

The BRP project is being rolled out as part of the National Economic Development Priority Programme (NEDPP) initiated in 2006 and is being implemented by the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing.

In an interview last week, project manager Mr Edmore Tlou said the projects involved the construction of 29 F14 houses and 16 duplex flats (to accommodate 64 households).

He said they were rolling out the initiative in three phases and that progress had been stalled by resource  shortages.

“We have phased the construction programme into three,” said Mr Tlou.

In an interview, after a border post familiarisation tour, Beitbridge East constituency member of the National Assembly, Cde Albert Nguluvhe called on Government to mobilise resources to complete outstanding projects under the BRP programme.