PM MARAPE: DISTRICTS TO FOCUS ON PROPER PLANNING TO BUILD ECONOMIC ROADS

PM MARAPE: DISTRICTS TO FOCUS ON PROPER PLANNING TO BUILD ECONOMIC ROADS

“Your justifications can clearly win the heart of National Planning if you clearly indicate that your road in your district leads to a coffee, cocoa, copra, vanilla or any other cash crop, because we want those roads to be economic roads and not only social roads.” - PM Marape.

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PM Marape Encourages Districts To Win  Hearts With Their Submissions

Prime Minister James Marape is encouraging the districts to come up with proper planning aligning their roads with agricultural plans.  

PM Marape made mention of this while responding to a question raised by Nawaeb MP Theo Pelgen in Parliament yesterday.

He says if districts can come up with attractive submissions of their roads with agricultural locations, the Department of National Planning will be convinced to help support these districts connecting their roads with their respective agricultural locations. 

He says this is important because all districts, provincial government must work hand in hand with the national government departments to help develop the rural areas that have potential to supply fresh organic produce. 

 “To all districts, if you have a strategy and you feel that you are not receiving that level of support, it is in your interest to liaise with the National Planning and do a submission,” PM Marape said. 

“We will do our best within the size of the budget so we can give the best we can so these roads assist us in bringing our fresh produce to the markets.” 

“Our critical focus on roads, cash crops and other infrastructures here is to ensure we ramp up our domestic productivity.” 

“Your justifications can clearly win the heart of National Planning if you clearly indicate that your road in your district leads to a coffee, cocoa, copra, vanilla or any other cash crop, because we want those roads to be economic roads and not only social roads.”