By Katare Mbashiru in Dodoma
IMPLEMENTATION of a
major project to construct a new dumping site in Dar es Salaam region
is
in the offing after the government received 75bn/- from donors,
Parliament was told on Thursday.
The Minister of
State, Prime Minister's Office (Union and Environment), Mussa Azzan
Zungu said yesterday that the new landfill would help in controlling
solid wastes in the region that hosts over 5 million people.
That was his
response to a supplementary question by Kawe Member of Parliament (MP)
Halima Mdee (CHADEMA), who wanted to know the government's plans on the
overwhelmed dumping site for all districts of Dar es Salaam region.
"Dar es Salaam has
over 5 million people, ten constituencies and five major districts, but
unfortunately it has only one dumping site at Pugu that is currently
overwhelmed by solid wastes, I want to know, if there is any plans to
have dumping sites in all districts in order to relieve the one at Pugu
site," she said.
In response, Mr
Zungu who was appointed in the docket by President John Magufuli last
week said that already 75bn/- had been allocated to have a major
landfill in the city.
He admitted that it
was true that the city was overwhelmed by solid wastes, but he assured
the Kawe legislator that the government was doing everything possible to
contain the situation.
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