By Alinafe Nyanda:
Member of Parliament for Salima South East Mike Ng’ombe Mwawa has said the expansion program of New Chigombe Ecco bricks in the district would fight deforestation in the country as most people will manage to build houses using blocks and bricks as opposed to red-burnt bricks.
Mwawa said this in an interview on Wednesday in Salima, saying as government they are pleased to learn that New Chigombe’s capacity expansion plans are on track as this will make sure that cement is available in the district at reasonable price.
“It is an open secret that human survival crucially hinges on how well we take care of the environment. I am also aware that conservation and sustainable use of environmental resources and their protection depends on changed behavior by all individuals household, consumers, private sector as well as public institutions,” said Mwawa.
He then saluted New Chigombe for producing cement blocks which he said preserves the environment.
“They are also demanding information about how the product is produced, processed, transported and marketed. I am pleased to see New Chigombe answering to these construction needs,” he said.
Meanwhile Salima district council environmental officer, Adam Jason has therefore urged New Chigombe Ecco bricks to continuously read the trends and respond with similar products.
On his part New Chigombe executive director, Joseph Kandyesa said the tradition of burning bricks accelerate deforestation in the country hence the coming in of expansion plans.
Kandiyesa said this will go a long way in addressing our environment concerns and in preserving the environment as most people will manage to build houses using blocks and bricks as opposed to red-burnt bricks.
“The construction industry in Malawi is growing at a fast rate together with demand for quality products to meet complex and varied needs of its end users, so as a company we thought of expanding our production in a quest to conserve and preserve the environment in the process,” said Kandiyesa.
New Chigombe Ecco bricks it’s a local construction company based in Salima.
