Sun, 19 Feb 2017 11:30:06 +0000 By Kalobwe Bwalya THE movement of earth caused the damage to the Luangwa-Feira road, says Lusaka Province Minister Japhen Mwakalombe. Speaking after touring part of the damaged Luangwa – Feira road on Friday, Mr Mwakalombe said it was Government’s role to ensure that people of Luangwa were not cut off from the rest of Zambia. Mr Mwakalombe, however, thanked the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) for the quick response in acquiring four speed boats to ferry people to their destination. Mr Mwakalombe said Government was concerned with the damaged road and it had since put in place short term measures by providing speed boats to assist with the movement of people. He said it would take about 10 to 20 days for the contractor, who is China Geo engineering company, to construct a detour road so that the area would be accessible. “We are happy that the contractor […]
