Nujoma lays first rails

TSUMEB - President Sam Nujoma, accompanied by Works, Transport and Communication Minister Moses Amweelo, laid the first rails of the Tsumeb-Oshikango railway project on Thursday.

Hundreds of people flocked to Tsumeb's Northern Terminus to witness

the laying of the first rails as the beginning of the construction

of the permanent roadway of the Tsumeb-Oshikango railway line.

In his address Nujoma said the Tsumeb-Oshikango railway project

will go down in the annals of the country's history as a national

endeavour, which rallied Namibian people and brought them together

to work shoulder-to-shoulder for the achievement of a common

goal.

 

Nujoma said individuals, communities, representatives of the

private sector organisations and other members of the society made

time to participate in the construction of the project in one way

or another since its inception 28 months ago.

 

The President expressed his wish to see the spirit of

co-operation hard-work and patriotism continue until the completion

of the project.

 

"My Government recognises the fact that the socio-economic

development of our country demands proper planning and commitment

so that we can achieve our goals of improving the standard of

living of all Namibians and provide them with high quality public

services and social amenities," Nujoma said.

 

The completion of the Tsumeb-Oshikango railway extension

project, Nujoma said, was another concrete step that brings the

Namibian nation ever close to the realisation of its national goals

through Vision 2030.

 

The Tsumeb-Oshikango railway line would also facilitate eventual

connections to the Angolan railway system near Chamutete in that

country.

 

The construction of the 246,5km first phase of the project would

cost approximately N$845 million and it was being co-financed by

the Namibian Government and the African Development Bank.

 

About 700 permanent workers will be employed in the construction

of the approximately 300km railway project.

 

- Nampa

 

In his address Nujoma said the Tsumeb-Oshikango railway project

will go down in the annals of the country's history as a national

endeavour, which rallied Namibian people and brought them together

to work shoulder-to-shoulder for the achievement of a common

goal.Nujoma said individuals, communities, representatives of the

private sector organisations and other members of the society made

time to participate in the construction of the project in one way

or another since its inception 28 months ago.The President

expressed his wish to see the spirit of co-operation hard-work and

patriotism continue until the completion of the project."My

Government recognises the fact that the socio-economic development

of our country demands proper planning and commitment so that we

can achieve our goals of improving the standard of living of all

Namibians and provide them with high quality public services and

social amenities," Nujoma said.The completion of the

Tsumeb-Oshikango railway extension project, Nujoma said, was

another concrete step that brings the Namibian nation ever close to

the realisation of its national goals through Vision 2030.The

Tsumeb-Oshikango railway line would also facilitate eventual

connections to the Angolan railway system near Chamutete in that

country.The construction of the 246,5km first phase of the project

would cost approximately N$845 million and it was being co-financed

by the Namibian Government and the African Development Bank.About

700 permanent workers will be employed in the construction of the

approximately 300km railway project.- Nampa

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