Compo paid to fast-track service, says DA

CHUAVE is fast-tracking the supply of basic services cut off by natural disasters by paying compensation demands, district administrator Francis Aiwa says.
He said people’s livelihood was very important and could not be compromised.
The Chuave District Development Authority (CDDA) is facing real challenges head-on to restore basic services affected by natural disasters, he said.
“CDDA under chairmanship of MP James Nomane did not waste time negotiating, it paid compensation to a few landowner groups who demanded compensation for roads cut-off and restored normal traffic on the road,” Aiwa said.
Chuave is one of the six districts in Chimbu badly affected by natural disasters in the last two weeks after experiencing continuous rainfall for six weeks.
Aiwa visited affected sites like Movi, Gogo, and Mainamo last week and paid compensation in cash.
He said CDDA did not want people, schools, health centres, churches and people’s small-medium enterprise (SME) activities to wait and suffer as a result of continuous roadblocks.
“The mobility of the people and service providers at the back are very important.
“CDDA is mindful of these; we are paying compensation demands to get the road fixed quickly,” he said.
Aiwa said Chuave had one ring road commonly referred to as Elimbari Loop road that connected the three local level governments of Chuave, Siane and East/West Elimbari, a 48km road starting from Chuave, Keu junction and back.
He said the road was an important infrastructure that served more than 20,000 people, a secondary school, eight primary schools, a health centre, aid posts and the churches.
He said that there were four landslides that affected sections of the Elimbari Loop road.
Two landslides at Gogo (East/West Elimbari) were cleared last week.
Other landslides at Movi in the Siane LLG and Mainamo in Chuave LLG that blocked the ring road were also cleared for vehicles to pass through.
“We will put some gravel on these sections for vehicles’ easy access,” he said.
Aiwa, who was at the sites supervising emergency roadwork, confirmed that the Elimbari Loop road was restored last Wednesday after a week of tireless efforts by CDDA and others.
“We are giving priority to the Loop Road and finally restore it,” he said
Aiwa said after the restoration, people and public servants at the back freely moved around to rebuild their lives.
Work is continuing.