The grading and rehabilitation of roads in Monze district has come to a halt following the gutting of a government grader by unknown people.
This came to light when Monze District Commissioner Emerson Machila accompanied by the District Council Secretary Biggie Choongo and the police, visited the scene last week on Friday morning to inspect the extent of the damage caused to the grader.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Monze, Mr. Machila said he received the report about the news with shock and worry.
He said the incident which occurred on Thursday around 09:00 hours at Chiile Village in Chief Monze’s area was a disaster, because the grader was the only dependable equipment for the grading and rehabilitation of roads in the district.
Mr. Machila said the gutted grader PY180G plate number GRZ 7-773 was supposed to move to Gwembe District after working on the roads in Monze.
He said the damage done to the grader was extensive and beyond repair. He called on Government to consequently consider replacing the incapacitated grader with a new one if the grading and rehabilitation of the roads in the area is to be continued.
The grader mysteriously caught fire when the driver tried to start the engine to proceed grading the road leading to Hufwa and Chobana Basic Schools.
Scores of villagers who were attracted by the big fire tried to put it off using water, but their efforts proved futile and the grader was reduced to a mere skeleton.
The Police in Monze district have since instituted investigations into the matter to establish the cause of the fire.
ZANIS
SOUTHERN PROVINCE IS GOING THROUGH SOME SCARY AND WIERD STUFF
Just leave my roads and pipo alone. I will provide them with a new grader. they dont need one from MMD govt. they can take their graders elsewhere. we shall use ox-carts anyway
SAD DEVELOPMENT may be it was an electrical fault of the eqpt,SOORY MY COUSINS !
“The grading and rehabilitation of roads in Monze district has come to a halt following the gutting of a government grader by unknown people”………………………………………..”The grader mysteriously caught fire when the driver tried to start the engine” Now how can it be gutted by unknown people??????????????????????????/
LT chizungu! “Road works halt after is grader gutted”
Sad indeed. Lack of service fullstop. Compare the cost of servicing the burnt grader to buying a new one.
Nowhere to buy the grader spares!!!! Street vendors are swept!!!
Thats a wrong heading for the story. Very misleading
Do you mean people has sabotaged the Govt by burning the grader. If it is yes then . . . . .very good… it was brought to Monze by RB then its bad. If i bring one please look after it proprly.
Burn more so that you suffer and then you can vote for me. I will buy another grader when ian HE
what does gutting mean? Does it mean when a driver starts an engine and the grader starts burning the grader was gutted by unknown people? I fail to get sense from what Mr machila is saying?
numbala 7 eya. ni apopene mune.. uli pa point.
LT, you should hav said the grader is suspected to hav been Sabotaged by unknown people. Its misleading to say it was gutted
LT do no mislead pipo, which school did you go to? Refine your heading!!!!!!!!!!