CHIMANIMANI district needs a multi-faceted rehabilitation
programme that also include socio-psycho support to repair the lives and
livelihoods of communities affected by Cyclone Idai.
The rehabilitation programme should also take into account
the cost involved. This was said by the Deputy Chief Secretary (Presidential
Communications) in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) Mr George
Charamba after visiting the affected areas.
Mr Charamba had accompanied Chief Secretary in the OPC Dr
Misheck Sibanda, permanent secretaries and senior Government officials.
“We came here in support of the Chief Secretary to the
President and Cabinet. As you are aware, he stands at the apex of the
administration,” he said.
“The politicians have shown the direction, they have been
here, they had an appreciation of the destruction that has happened in this
part of Zimbabwe and what now need to follow is rehabilitation programme, which
is multi-faceted.
“It has to do with repairing lives and livelihoods, it has
to do socio-psycho support, and it has to do with infrastructure rehabilitation
considering that quite a number of communities have been cut from a larger
society,” he said.
The demand caused by Cyclone Idai, he said, was
unbelievable. He said there was need for future planning for new settlements.
Chimanimani assistant district administrator, Mr Taona
Nengomasha told the delegation that there was need of more earth-moving
equipment to speed up the rehabilitation of roads, which are making it
difficult to distribute food to victims.
“Nearly 1 800 families have been affected in Ngangu
Township, with 344 houses having been swept away. Our major challenge is still
on distribution of foods and other forms of assistance since we cannot afford
to reach other areas,” he said. Sunday Mail
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