Plans to construct the railway line linking Rwanda with Tanzania and Burundi are ready.This follows a declaration by Omar Nundu the Tanzania Minister of transport.
“All requirements for the building of a railway binding Tanzania and Burundi crossing Rwanda are already prepared.”
Mr. Nundu, says that the railway is an addition to another one which will be binding Tanzania and Uganda.
He admits that this will pass by Tanga-Arusha-Musoma (100km in the south) to Kampala instead of crossing Serengeti Park for the environmental protection reasons.
“We believe that the use of these railways will promote different domains such as agriculture, mining and a part of industry in general,”He said.
The Railway project was finalised in 2009. Construction will begin in 2014 and estimated to cost more than 4 billion U.S dollars.
Source: Africa Review
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