New Road brings better opportunities for Fijians
THE need for a road has existed in the Udu District for more than a decade, says their Mata ni Tikina Aisake Galodamu. The district comprises of five main villages and other settlements located on the Northern tip of Vanua Levu.
It was in 2019 that a road was finally constructed by the Government, and they have been experiencing life changing opportunities ever since.
“The need for a road has been our priority since the colonial days. We would like to thank the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama for making this a reality,” Mr Galodamu said.
“We have been making this request to previous Governments but to no avail.”
“The presence of this road has improved our contribution to the economy, brought bus services to our door steps and has improved our standard of living.”
Mr Galodamu said if it were not for this development, they would still be paying hundreds of dollars just to get to town as they usually travelled by fiberglass boat to town.
“With the current increase in the price of fuel, we would have suffered greatly as we would be paying a lot of money for transportation,” he said.
“This road has also opened doors of opportunities to villagers.
“For instance, the Agro Marketing Authority (AMA) has been coming to us to buy fish, so we do not have to travel all the way to town, and many more.”
He said they had set their eyes on income generating projects to raise the standard of living and to contribute to our economy.
“In the near future we can focus on eco-tourism and we have set our eyes on other projects that can be developed, which would now be possible with a new road,” Mr Galodamu said.
“A team recently visited again to survey the continuation of the road from the school to Nukusa, with plans to continue the road to reach the last village of Vunikodi.”