Government says it is committed to constructing an ultramodern a state-of –the- art fish freezing facility in Itezhi-Tezhi district.
Deputy Minister of agriculture and Livestock Greyford Monde says government was committed to ensuring that Itezhi-Tezhi district contributes immensely to the economic growth of the country through fishing industry.
“Itezhi-Tezhi is expected to benefit from the construction of fish market and freezing facility, this facility will help fish traders and fishermen preserve and to package their fish in standard ways as well as market their fish” Mr. Monde said.
ZANIS reports that the Deputy minister said this in a telephone interview from Lusaka, yesterday.
Mr. Monde, who is also Itezhi Tezhi Member of Parliament, explained that the project will afford fishermen and traders alike to have access to market for their fish.
He also said the facility will provide the Fisheries department an opportunity to have statistics of how much fish is going out of the district.
Mr. Monde said that Itezhi-Tezhi district has never had public freezing facility and a standard fish market and fishermen have been selling fish anywhere without a designated place.
He has assured people in the district that government is committed to delivering development in Itezhi-tezhi district.
He is also happy that government has shown political will to reconstruct the Itezhi tezhi Mongu road Junction which is the main link between Itezhi tezhi and Mongu road.
The deputy minister also commended the government for the urgency they have shown in ensuring that the much needed road is reconstructed.
He said that by 30th June the government will appoint a consultant and contractor for the D769 road.
“We are hoping that the construction of the road will commence as soon as contractor and consultant are appointed” Mr. Monde said.
Mr. Monde has urged people to continue to work with the government to develop the district and improve people’s lives.
According to the project brief obtained from ministry of Livestock and agriculture, the one stop fish market and freezing facility will cost about K380,000(K380Million).
ZANIS
How many tonnes of fish is being crop from this Dam? it was better ether kariba and Lake Tanganyika. People in you area Moonde like poaching and not fishing.
I spent sometime based at that safari lodge and what i saw was poaching was rampant.
Good question Italian, the fish catch coming out of this dam does not warrant an ultra modern freezing facility and if it is meant for storage in aid of fish traders a cold room is adequate. It makes no sense for if production was high some private investor would have moved in already. You point out rightly that such development efforts should have long been made for Lakes Kariba and Tanganyika only that the private sector took the lead. Moonde is just politicking as he is worried of a looming by election.
Fish in Luapula is getting into extinction. What are you doing about it, Sir?
Zambian Journalists can be amazing, usually what they term to be ultra modern is just simple facilities.
What is this fascination with the term ULTRA MODERN? You can be disappointed with what you see at the end of the media hype
Shame on you writers!
We first priority should be the road not the so called altar modern freezer .
Ati minister! When he failed to explain the so called subside on ITT FM,when he failed to fund the department of Vet in his own costituence, farmers hire taxis if they need any service from vet officers,please Let him come in open and resign and join PF.we dont need him