Sun, 03 Sep 2017 12:33:25 +0000 BY LINDA SOKO TEMBO LUNDAZI’S newly constructed airstrip will boost investment in the district, Civil Aviation Communication Officer in Chipata District, Hector Chimbwe has said. In an interview with the Daily Nation, Mr. Chimbwe said the Airstrip will soon be operational to benefit Lundazi district. Mr. Chimbwe said Lundazi council had requested for the re-location of the airstrip because the current one was situated right in the center of town, and was being encroached by the local people such that it was not being used for its intended purpose, a situation, the Civil Aviation saw as a danger to the community. “There was a lot of abuse in the central business center where the old Airstrip is located. “It was not only encroachment but also motorists, pedestrian and cyclists posed a danger and it could not be extended in anyway,” he said. Mr. Chimbwe explained that the plans to […]
