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Massive house demolitions in Gwanda
10 May 2016 at 16:51hrs | Views
Hundreds of residential and business buildings face demolition in Gwanda to pave way for construction of a bridge - Mtshabezi Bridge.
The bridge links Gwanda town with Vumbachikwe and Blanket mines.
The current bridge is extremely narrow.
Council is accused of dishing out stands too close to the bridge, a Gwanda paper Ilanga reported.
Gwanda mayor Knowledge Ndlovu conceded that the local authority made a grave error in allocating the stands.
"We take it with great concern as we always look forward to do things the right way.
"Whatever we do we do it with consultation with the department of local government and urban development" said Ndlovu.
However, Gwanda central MP Edison Gumbo had no kind words for council.
"I wonder if our city fathers did extensive investigations about the town planning and allocation of stands.
The new structures being constructed there are likely to affect the construction of the Mtshabezi Bridge".
The bridge links Gwanda town with Vumbachikwe and Blanket mines.
The current bridge is extremely narrow.
Council is accused of dishing out stands too close to the bridge, a Gwanda paper Ilanga reported.
"We take it with great concern as we always look forward to do things the right way.
"Whatever we do we do it with consultation with the department of local government and urban development" said Ndlovu.
However, Gwanda central MP Edison Gumbo had no kind words for council.
"I wonder if our city fathers did extensive investigations about the town planning and allocation of stands.
The new structures being constructed there are likely to affect the construction of the Mtshabezi Bridge".
Source - Ilanga
