THE long awaited connection of electricity to Ukwimi Trades Training Institute (UTTI) in Petauke will be completed in June, District Commissioner (DC) Jacob Mwanza has said.
Mr Mwanza said this in Petauke on Monday when Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Peter Daka's wife, Priscilla accompanied by Eastern Province MMD chairperson Martha Mulenga and other senior members paid a courtesy on him.
UTTI was situated in Msanzala Constituency where Mr Daka was the area Member of Parliament (MP) and his wife went to officiate at International Women's Day held at Msanzala Basic School.
Mr Mwanza said Zesco workers were currently on the ground ferrying the power pylons and that the electrification process had reached an advanced stage.
"As I am speaking now, Zesco workers are ferrying power pylons and by June this year, we have no doubt our training institute will have power," Mr Mwanza said.
The DC said the connection of power to UTTI had brought joy not only to Msanzala residents but the entire district because for many years the centre had no electricity.
Mr Mwanza said students had difficulties to carry out works because they depended on small solar power panels, which were not sufficient to supply the required energy.
He said the connection of power would also benefit places like Chief Nyampande's palace but he appealed to the Government for resources to extend power connection to Sonja Girls High School, Riverside High School and surrounding villages.
On rehabilitation of roads and bridges, Mr Mwanza said, the project would start as soon as rains finished adding that the Rural Roads Unit (RRU) machinery was ready for the works.
He said K300 million had been reserved as emergency funds for each of the three constituencies in the district, which were Msanzala, Petauke Central and Kapoche.
He further said the Germany ambassador recently visited the district to assess how water projects could be improved due its inconsistence flow and that rehabilitation works would be completed in next fifteen months.
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The development of any area or sector in any region of the world is defined by installation of much needed energy and viable communication system. Installation of electricity at the Ukwimi Trades institute has been long awaited for. We as residents of the area feel happy with such news because electrification bring about new technological development. All machines and other equipment depends on electricity. Imagine how do train student to farm with non technological methods , when the world is moving at a very fast pace in the field of modern agricultural sector. I believe and know that almost all farm equipment with elements of efficient in production is based on powered equipment.
Communication is vital, how do you expect teachers/ lectures to communicate effectively, when they cant charge their mobile and computers. with this trend in place we shal always lag in developing our areas. But with development such as electrification, easier access to communication will be attained and pressures and stress for both lectures, students and residents will be lowered and foster activities that will bring about development in the area.
In conclusion, i would to thank the people who actively worked very hard to bring electification to Ukwimi trades and surronding areas. Let alone ZESCO for taking steps to move in fast for this project.
Thompson Chima