News Day
August 24, 2021 (Zimbabwe)
NRZ acting public relations manager Martin Banda told Southern Eye yesterday that over 24 dams have been created by illegal artisanal miners along railway tracks.
These have become death traps and cost NRZ millions of dollars to repair and replace damaged infrastructure, he said.
“Railway reserve land throughout the country is under threat from illegal artisanal miners who are mining gold and chrome ore close to railway lines and in some areas they are digging to the detriment of track stability,” Banda said.
“Digging trenches close to the railway line poses a risk to the travelling public and there is a risk of the railway collapsing. Over 24 dams have been created by these illegal artisanal miners who are digging into railway formation at times using heavy earth-moving equipment found within the mining vicinity.”
He said the most affected areas were Hambakwe, Chomumvuri and Adams near Zvishavane.
Railway tracks have also been damaged in Jumbo, Tatagura in Mazowe, Bindura, Shurugwi, Shamva, Ngezi River, Redfield and in Chiwundura.
“The railway reserve land is a strip of 45m wide either side of the track on all main lines. The public must respect this strip of land and stop any farming and mining activities along the railway reserve as it is a violation of the Railway Act,” he said.
Source
https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/08/gold-diggers-damage-railway-lines/
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