Mikumi airstrip project excites Regrow management committee

The runaway of the airstrip has been stretched to 1.8 kilometers long, under the ongoing Resilient Natural Resource Management for Tourism and Growth (REGROW) project which is currently being executed in the tourism destinations mapped within the southern highlands circuit.

Speaking in Mikumi, the chairperson of the REGROW committee, Dr Hassan Abbas, who is also the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism expressed satisfaction on the ongoing programmes in the national park, especially the airstrip project, but insisted that the works should be accomplished in time and in line with the entailed specifications.

“I need not remind the contractors that there will be no additional time for the project to be realised,” Dr Abbas pointed out.

Dr Abbas was leading the special team of the REGROW management committee which was visiting Mikumi National Park to inspect ongoing projects in the tourist destination. Apparently, members of the committee seemed impressed with the ongoing airstrip project in the conservancy.

The MNRT Permanent Secretary said the airstrip, which will not only serve Mikumi but also nearby tourist destinations, was part of the development projects initiated by President Samia Suluhu Hassan targeting to boost tourism and conservation projects in the country.

For his part, Engineer Peter Mrosso of the Badri African Enterprises Limited the firm which is executing the construction works for the Mikumi airstrip said his office will make sure that the project is completed in time and that they will adhere to the guidelines from the REGROW committee.

The REGROW management committee comprises permanent secretaries serving under various ministries as well as officials from public institutions and other departments that have been converging in Morogoro to receive reports on project executions in the southern tourism circuit.