{"id":374620,"date":"2025-05-12T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=374620"},"modified":"2025-05-11T17:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T15:34:01","slug":"omuthiya-tackles-unrehabilitated-borrow-pit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=374620","title":{"rendered":"Omuthiya tackles unrehabilitated borrow pit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maria David<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE Omuthiya Town Council is taking proactive steps to address environmental and safety concerns arising from an unrehabilitated borrow pit within its townlands.<\/p>\n\n\n

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PICTURED: Omuthiya Town Council spokesperson, Martha Andreas. Photo: Contributed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Town spokesperson Martha Andreas revealed that the pit, previously used for material extraction, was left without proper rehabilitation, leading to issues such as erosion, water stagnation, and potential risks to nearby residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn response, the Council has engaged the contractor currently working on the Omuthiya\u2013Elambo Road project, which falls under the Roads Authority,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that the contractor has been granted permission to extract necessary materials from the identified borrow pit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andreas indicated that this agreement also mandates the contractor to undertake the full rehabilitation of the site upon completion of the extraction activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the planned rehabilitation efforts will involve reshaping the pit to a more natural contour, replacing the topsoil that was removed, planting indigenous grass species to aid in ecological restoration, and implementing effective erosion control measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maria David THE Omuthiya Town Council is taking proactive steps to address environmental and safety concerns arising from an unrehabilitated borrow pit within its townlands. 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