CONSTRUCTION of a 30,000-tonne rice-storage warehouse in Geita to curb post-harvest loss of the grain is nearing completion.
The warehouse constructed under Geita
Gold Mine (GGM) support near Saragulwa Village will enable rice farmers
store their harvests and sell them when supply is low to fetch better
prices.
The mining company said in a statement
that it has invested 330m/- as construction cost of the warehouse, which
lies about 15km from the Geita mine site. A tractor has also been
acquired for use at the facility.
“We appreciate support from GGM in
building this warehouse,” said Mr Yuda Ng’hindi, Chairman of the
Saragulwa village and member of the NYABUSAKAMA cooperative Society. “We
are now very sure to have good space for storing our produce.”
In keeping with Geita Gold Mine’s
commitment to procure goods and services locally, Tanzanian-owned Exact
line Engineering Company, was awarded the construction contract for the
warehouse, whereby over 30 casual labourers were recruited for the work
from within the surrounding villages of Nugwe and Saragulwa.
The warehouse is completed at 95 per
cent awaiting fixing of minor items and is scheduled to be handed over
in two weeks time. “It’s all systems go,” said Mr Athuman Chande, chief
executive officer of Geita-based Exact Line Engineering. “We are on
track to complete this work on schedule.”
Consistent with its core value of
leaving host communities with sustainable future that outlast mining
activity, GGML has a comprehensive programme of direct investment in the
local Geita community through a series of projects including water
supply, education and economic development activities in the
agriculture, construction and service sectors.
Since starting production almost two
decades ago, GGML has been a source of significant benefit to all
stakeholders, yielding more than 2.3tri/- (US$1.1 billion) in monetary
benefit to the Tanzanian government from taxes collected and paid.
Significant sums have also been paid
over that time to suppliers, contractors, and employees involved in the
ongoing operations at the mine.
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