A government project for the construction of silos for storing grain in Nhamatanda, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, has been delayed by a year.The contractor “Kanes Alfaias Agricolas” alleges that the delay comes under the category of force majeure. The company’s administrator, Joao Carlos Frade, told the Maputo daily “Noticias” that the completion of the work was scheduled for last year, but that the floods registered in that part of the province had prevented the construction of the silos.The governor of Sofala province, Carvalho Muaria, who has been visiting the districts along the Beira Corridor, which is regarded as one of the main granaries of the country, showed his displeasure at the delay, which he described as a major problem for the population. He warned that “to be honest, I must say that I am displeased with you”, and he launched an appeal that such a delay should not take place in other parts of the country. The government programme to build silos is being extended to other provinces including Zambezia and Tete in the centre of the country, and Niassa in the north.Carvalho Muaria was told by the contractor that the construction of the silos will be concluded within 45 days.The silos have the capacity to store about four thousand tonnes of grain. They will be ultra-modern with elevators, dryers and machines for pre-cleaning the grain.
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