Chongwe District Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (CDDMMU ) Chairperson Japhen Mwakalombeh has urged government to urgently rehabilitate the Lukoshi and Lwimba Agriculture camps in Chongwe district.
Mr. Mwakalombeh says in his report issued during a council meeting yesterday, that the need for government to repair the two camps follows the CDMMU’s recent visit to the area.
He said the CDDMMU established that a total of 189 households had their fields destroyed by heavy rains which left 39 houses severly damaged.
It was further established that a total of 115 households had their crop affected in lwimba and several trees damaged by the heavy storm.
Mr. Mwakalombeh, who is also the District Commissioner, said the CDDMMU has recommended that there is need for government to interven into the two critical areas and to consider the affected farmers for any agricultural support.
Among other recommendations were the promotion of tree planting and assistancing of Mulalika basic school in the rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure and construction of staff houses through the ministry of education.
Chongwe District is divided into 5 agricultural blocks that are further sub-divided into 28 agricultural camps.
Lukoshi and Lwimba camps are in Nkomeshya block under her Royal Highness Chieftainess mukamambo the 2nd.
On 25th January 2010, the block extension officer informed the CDDMMU secretariat that heavy rains had struck the area on 23rd January 2010 and that extensive damage had been caused to both crop and infrastructure.
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LUSAKA IS CHOKED UP, SPICED WITH POR PLANNED SETTLEMENTS. NEED TO MORDERNISE KAFUE AND CHONGWE AREA. HENCE THE TWO TOWNS MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE UGLY UNPLANNED STRUCTURES CAUSE IN FUTURE VERY DEFICULT TO IMPROVE THEM IF WE LET THE STATUS CORE PREVAIL.
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