Eng. Ananthula Nagendra, the project coordinator from DOTT Services Limited says they are working in short phases because they were guided to limit their operation to a network of only 20 Kms because it’s what the UPDF and FADRC forces can secure at a time.
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UPDF soldiers giving security to the constructors of the road in DRC
e project.
The construction of Kasindi-Beni road in DR. Congo
is being slowed down because of limited security in the area, according
to the project contractor.
The joint Uganda and DR. Congo road construction project in
Eastern DR Congo consists of 80-kilometre in the Kasindi section at the border to
Beni. It also covers the 54-kilometre integration of the
Beni-Butembo stretch, and the Bunagana to Rutsuru-Goma Road which measures 89
kilometres.
Eng. Ananthula Nagendra, the project coordinator
from DOTT Services Limited says they are working in short phases because
they were guided to limit their operation to a network of only 20 Kms because it’s
what the UPDF and FADRC forces can secure at a time.
He says they are first working on the 20 KM stretch from
Kasindi to Uulu and from Beni side to Paidha. Nagendra is asking for the join force to deploy more troops
to secure the entire road network so that they can work effectively according
to their engineering mapping.
“This is the only challenge we so far have. UPDF limited us to
work on only 20KMs stretch from Kasindi to Ululu because of shortage of
manpower in security and this might slow down our work,” says Nagendra.
The
project engineer says they anticipate to complete the
work in 15 months but this might also depend on the security situation
in the area. He adds that they have so far put up camp sites, cleared
the bushes and did leveling and filing on a 20 Km stretch from Kasindi
to Ululu
and Beni to Paidha.
“We have created three camp sites here at Kabirizi and
another at Lubiriha and Beni to work as fabrication, culvert production and a
dumping sites, he added.
Bob Mukembo, the incharge of
Mpondwe Immigration department is also
requesting for more troops on the ground to eliminate the ADF threats.
He argues that the number of traders entering Uganda through
Mpondwe has slightly reduced due to the surge of rebel attacks along the
route. “People are still not free to move, traffic flow is picking up
but not to the expected level," noted Mukembo.
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