A bridge in Nkhotakota that was fully funded by Malawi Government has been washed away by heavy rains after being used for a month.
Malawi24 visited the place and observed that the bridge which is called Jumbo Bridge has been damaged.
The bridge was officially opened by Minister of Transport and Publics Works Jappie Mhango on 25, November 2017 after being fully financed by Malawi Government.
Heavy rains that have come in Nkhotakota district have led to the damage of the bridge but according to community members living near the bridge, it was also poorly constructed.
“Cracks started soon after it was opened to traffic and now it’s impassable after heavy water due to poor construction of the site,” one person told Malawi24.
People in the area had hope that the coming of the bridge will ease the transportation challenge that they have been facing especially during rainy season.
On Friday, heavy rain also washed away a culvert along the Lakeshore road that connects Nkhotakota and Salima, making the road impassable.
The Roads Authority (RA) said the road has been damaged at Lisozi Bridge which is 50 kilometres from Kaphamtenga.
The RA said motorists should be using the Kasungu-Nkhotakota Road that passes through Nkhotakota Game Reserve.
Da problem wth Malawians is stealing cement + building materias but is affecting development of Our country
kampani ya ku china imamanga bridge limeneli basi kkk
Ma contract owapezela kamba kandale
Kamuzu bridge inamangidwa liti.nanga bwanji sikokoloka
Inali kampeni chabe osakhala kumanga bridge lamadziko
Kumalawi chilichonse ncha chidule
Masaf 4
Mvuto liri ndi amalawi kukonda kuba katundu wantchito ngati imene.
kamuzu ndi bingu amayesako kumanga standard bridges
ine ndine wakudera limeneli koma aaaa linali losalimbadi and cement inkangogulitsidwa
Kodi ma engineers aku poly amatani?
Anamanga mwatchayina eti? Anangowupanga brigegate umenewo aaa
Ndalama odadya Oboma kwawo kwatha awa atibera kwakwana.
Madzi alibe ukaswiri guys to those who went ku Fatima makhanga sangayankhule zambiri.njanji inapita
Anthuwa sadziwa za madzi.Ngati njanji inapita ndi madzi,what abt a bridge.
This is very very bad workmanship. All scarce resources washed away like that.please let us not compromise standards and quality irrespect of whether the project is in rural area or not. A full investigation is suggested . I hope access to Kasitu has not been affected
Mamangidwe bridge nanga amaika Cement(25kg) then nchenga 59 kg?????
zimenezo ndi zosadabwitsa Ku Malawi. remember kasungu – nkhotakota road. wina waiphula pamenepo
anamangila dothi ndikupanga plaster ya cement
Za chimalawi—-
Vut siboma koma amene anawina contract yomanga bridge wo. Anatenga ndalama zochuluka kuboma iwo ndikugula cheap material ndikumangila bridge. Zosatila zake ndizimenez, dyela ma contractors
Patsani ine ntchito imeneyo ndintchito yanga yomanga bridge pano nikunenapano tikumanga Ku Zambezi Ku Botswana .zabia .Zimbabwe mkumene tikumanga
KKKK cry for ma beloved country aaaah koma
Pali chiani pamenepo? Ife taona bridge likugwa asanamange ndikomwe..Mpaka mwezi? Lagwira ntchito limenelo
Kkkkkk aaaah koma kkkkk
Tsono limagwa bwanj losamangidwa???? kkkkkk
Komatu ganja yu kumasuta bwino ati ????
Ahahaha.. guys ndakufilani heve
Pandie Kt unali usanayambike kkk ndalama zinangogawanidwa mkulengeza kuti wgpita ndi madzi
Vuto ndi ma contractor osati boma la DPP
As project provider, they must follow up their project.
Aaaaaaaah
1month no problem she was young kkk
Kkkkkk is this bridge? Kkkkkk sorry
China-Dpp Stuff
Zikudabwitsa kwambiri two weeks mlatho wa malizika kumanga,ngati ili campaign mmmm zavuta.miseu moti achotse phula wakale akumaika pa mwamba paphula wakale akuti chitukuko.this is shame,Road gate corruption.
kkkk no comment
only a month zachaina basi
Zalowa mbola ,zosalimba ndalama zinapondedwa
Hahahahaha koma ndiyetu,
fufuzani mamilion a bridge
kkkkkkkkkkk check the constructers