PLUMTREE - The Town Council, in partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has started the construction of 100 two-roomed structures to benefit the underprivileged.The acting Secretary of the Plumtree Town Council, Elvis Maphosa, said the process of identifying the beneficiaries of the low-cost housing has already been completed. The project will benefit the elderly and child-headed families.
“Under the partnership, the IOM will provide the two-roomed houses and they are responsible for all building materials. As the local authority we will service the area by providing roads, sewer and water reticulation,” said Maphosa.
He said the beneficiaries would provide labour, adding that the local authority had already partnered with a contractor to start the servicing of the residential area.
The biggest challenge we are facing is that of funding as the servicing of stands is very costly. We are yet to repair our road network, which was extensively damaged by the last year’s rains. The Zimbabwe National Road Authority Fund (ZINARA) has promised us funding,” said Maphosa.
The local authority’s shortcomings, he said, was that it did not have its own road maintenance equipment and would be forced to use part of the funding from ZINARA to hire equipment like graders and compressors.
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