Tanzania allocates land for construction of new railway institute


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Mar 2023

DAR ES SALAAM, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian railway authorities said the government had allocated 183.1 acres (about 74 hectares) for the construction of a railways institute dedicated to training talent in mechanical and electrical engineering.

Amina Lumuli, the acting managing director of the Tanzania Railways Corporation, on Sunday announced plans to construct the institute when she briefed a parliamentary committee on public investment ahead of the marathon parliamentary budget session that begins in April.

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