Lakes state minister: urbanisation necessitates town planning
By Manyang Mayom
January 27, 2011 (RUMBEK) – The Lakes state Minister of Physical Infrastructure Joseph Maker Madit said that “the returnees coming back to Lakes state from Khartoum, the capital of Sudan and elsewhere are expected favour settling in an urban setting rather than the rural areas.”
Madit, said that those returning to the state prefer to settle in urban areas and that the development of urban centres is one of the government’s key tasks.
The minister confessed that the urban centres within Lakes state were not built according to any specific plan and that town planning was needed in view of the arrival of returnees and other rural dwellers into the towns.
Madit affirmed that his ministry is working on the road network linking the main towns of the State, among them: the road from Rumbek to Yirol; from Karich to Amongpiny through Paloch; and from Aluakluak to Ngok through Akuachok and Mapuordit.
He also acknowledged the necessity of constructing a road leading to Mapuordit Rural Hospital, explaining that the Mary Immaculate Mission Hospital that needs to be accessible throughout the year. He confirmed that the road works are to start “immediately”.
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Lakes state minister: urbanisation necessitates town planning
Dear readers
This minister of physical infrastructures is a first failed person among ministers of lake state.
He promised to reconstruct Bhar –Naam Bridge last year but he failed to fulfill the promised.
Roads within towns are very useless and he failed to rehabilitate them.
In the rainy season all counties in the eastern part of Bhar –Naam will be cut out by the floods if new minister is not appointed.
Most of constitutionals post holders are doing nothing, just concentrated on their own affairs with money of publics but remember there is nothing permanent in the world except change
The writer is deputy commander of anti corruption forces.