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Mashonaland West Correspondent
Kadoma City Council is set to service 5 700 residential stands under the Victory Park Housing project, while also pursuing the rehabilitation of its water and sewer reticulation system as part of its quick-win projects.

The housing project involves the construction of roads, storm water drainages system, water and sewer reticulation systems.

This is part of the town’s 100-day programme.

In an interview yesterday, Kadoma acting town clerk Mr Willard Mangwengwende said through the Victory Park Housing project, council will spend $24 million on servicing residential stands.

“We aim to service 5 700 residential stands at Victory Park, a virgin land that we are developing,” he said.

“The project is expected to use about $24 million, while catering for road construction to upgrade phase one, storm water drainage construction, as well as water and sewer reticulation.”

Mr Mangwengwende said the Victory Park Housing project was expected to ease the housing backlog and improve sanitation facilities, while at the same time creating employment.

“Investing on infrastructure construction generates large returns,” he said.

“A dollar spent on infrastructure construction produces roughly double the initial spending on economic output.”

Infrastructure projects, he said, were likely to have positive economic spin-offs, especially for the manufacturing sector.

“The Victory Park project will also help alleviate the housing backlog, create employment, while promoting access to proper sanitation facilities in the city,” said Mr Mangwengwende.

“It improves quality of level of service of roads, highway and sewerage systems and it also increases the ultimate tax revenue for Government.”

Kadoma City Council, Mr Mangwengwende said, planned to rehabilitate the city’s water pumping and reticulation infrastructure in 12 months.

“The Kadoma City Council will also see the repair, installation and commissioning of return water pump and rehabilitation of dosing equipment at a cost of $5 million,” he said.

“This will see increased access to potable water and increased revenue collection.

“A reduction in water-borne disease outbreak will also be guaranteed in the city.

“This will create employment of about 500 people with different skills on a contract basis.

“We also look forward to boosting water supply of ward three and ward eight, rehabilitating water pumping and reticulation infrastructure for the city.”

All projects, he said, were under way and will be funded internally.