President Jakaya Kikwete has asked the Indian government to help Tanzania in the construction of a Dar es Salaam inner-city railway to reduce traffic jams and increase efficiency in the transport sector.
“If this is made possible it will greatly reduce the troubles endured by more than four million residents of Dar es Salaam,” said Kikwete yesterday in an appeal to Premier Narendra Modi of India in the Indian capital, New Delhi on the third day of his four-day official tour under the invitation of President Pranad Mukherjee.
The statement made available to the Guardian by the State House directorate of presidential communications said President Kikwete asked the Indian Premier to help finance the constructions, saying it is the only immediate solution to the chronic problem of traffic congestion in Dar es Salaam.
He told Premier Mukherjee that he had made preliminary negotiations with Chairperson Ravi Parthasarathy of the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IFLS), an Indian-based company on Thursday which had shown interest to take part in the project.
Meanwhile, the Indian government has said it is willing to finance various areas including education, health, agriculture, defence and the fight against terrorism.
It has also said it would launch an e-visa entry system for Tanzanians going
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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