[Tanzania]Z’bar airport project on final touches

THE new fire and rescue facility under construction at the Abeid Aman Karume International Airport (AAKIA) is nearing completion, it was revealed here yesterday.

President Ali Mohamed Shein was informed here yesterday when he visited the area. “We are on track with about 92 per cent of the work finished.

Soon the project would be completed,” the airport’s Chairman of the Board, Abdulghani Himid Msoma told President Ali Mohamed Shein who toured the project. He said that 310m/- out of 335m/- have been spent on the project and that engineers worked hard to meet the deadline.

The Commissioner of Fire and Rescue Department, Ali Abdalla Malimosi, joined the minister responsible for special department, Haji Omar Kheri, to promise good quality work done by the local contractors.

Construction of the building which had stalled for quite follows Dr Shein’s order to have the building completed within two months from October 4 this year. The President said having an unfinished structure at the airport was tarnishing its image to the outside world.

“I commend the administration and the engineers for responding well to my order, I thank you all,” Dr Shein said. AAKIA has been undergoing improvement, including expansion by building Terminal II.

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