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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6680 FRIDAY 25 AUGUST 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
A day Swakopmund will never forget
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Desalination can turn Erongo into a bread basket Erwin Leuschner
The Governor of the Erongo Region, Clr. Cleophas Mutjavikua reiterates the importance of acquiring the Areva desalination plant located at Wlotzkasbaken and at the same time building a second similar desalination facility to ensure sufficient supply of water in the region. Clr Mutjavikua DRC community homes. newspaper). made these re- for brick manufac- Rental income will Back to desalimarks recently in turing. The mac- be utilised solely to nation. "As a ReSwakopmund at hine can be rented upkeep and repair gion, we need to buy the commissio- b y c o m m u n i t y the brick maker the desalination ning ceremony of members to pro- (matter extensively plant and build a a brick making duce bricks to con- reported in previous second desalination machine to the struct their own e d i t i o n s o f t h e plant". We will be in
a position then to establish food security platforms like irrigation schemes right here in the desert and other arid areas of Erongo like Spitzkoppe and Uis", the Governor explained. With adequate water supply the construction of greenhouses and other green technology to produce
food locally will no more be subjects of dreams any more. "We rely too heavily on imports. Our country does not produce enough. Our supermarkets are full of products from other countries," Clr Mutjavikua said. He hopes this scenario can change at
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