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Sand scarcity delays construction of new five-star hotel in Zanzibar​

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June 28, 2021

28Jun 2021
Correspondent
Zanzibar
Business
The Guardian
Sand scarcity delays construction of new five-star hotel in Zanzibar

SHORTAGE of sand and Covid-19 outbreak has been cited as among the main factors that delay construction of the five-star hotel worth US$1.6 billion, developers have said.

The Zanzibar-based firm--Pennyroyal Limited is behind the project.

Firm's managing director Saleh Mohamed Said revealed this yesterday when briefing members of CCM central committee in Unguja North Region, who are inspecting development projects.

"There are a number of reasons as to why the first phase of construction of this hotel delayed," he said, citing delays in obtaining land permits, shortage of sand and transportation of construction materials from abroad was difficult after the outbreak of Covid-19, but now our containers with construction materials have arrived in Zanzibar," he said.

"The project started in 2015 by registering at the Zanzibar Investment Authority (ZIPA), but the land permit delayed and we managed to get it in 2018," he added.

According to him, the project is expected to cost US$1.6 billion, so far US$40 million has been spent in the execution of the 1st phase of the project.

Saleh said 700 youth would benefit from employment after the completion of the first phase of construction in 2022 and the project would help promote Zanzibar as well as assist the government in implementing the blue economy plan.

He said the Pannyroyal Limited Company has been supporting social services in the education sector, environmental conservation, and people with special needs in Mtemwe Mbuyutende village and Kijini North Region Unguja.

Project manager, Murtaza Hassanal cited shortage of sand as one of the challenges hampering the maiden project.

He said that the demand for the sand for the first phase of construction is 15,000 tonnes, "but so far we've spent 4000 tonnes and when we're asked for a sand permit, we’re given 400 tonnes. In fact, sand is a big challenge in executing this project."

He, however, said: "We've asked the government to give us a sand mining area and we promised that after the project we'll install fish farming and tree planting to conserve the environment, but our request hasn’t borne fruit so far."

He added that the hotel would have marine games, a golf course and that each house would have a swimming pool and recreation areas.
"So far the government has given us a permit for 411 acres of land and we still need additional 250 acres of land as we continue with the construction of the first-phase," said Murtaza.

Unguja North Regional Commissioner, Ayoub Mohamed Mahmoud urged young people to take advantage of the ongoing employment opportunities through the construction of tourist hotels instead of choosing jobs and forcing construction companies to hire people from outside Zanzibar.

He said that the project to build a five-star hotel will help increase employment for young people, fishermen, farmers, and entrepreneurs and urge fishermen to enter the high seas fishery so that they can use the tourism industry market in Zanzibar.

"The time has come for fishermen to form cooperative groups and take advantage of credit opportunities in financial institutions so that you can buy boats and modern equipment to enter the deep sea fishing and use the tourism industry market," said Ayoub.

 

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