Title:

APP-002345: Environmental Assessment for the construction and operation of a Truck Port in Ongwediva, Oshana Region

Publication Year:
2021
Abstract:

The environmental clearance certificate is for: Activity 9.2 Hazardous Substance Treatment, Handling and Storage: Any process or activity which requires a permit, licence or other form of authorisation, or the modification of or changes to existing facilities for any process or activity which requires an amendment of an existing permit, licence or authorisation or which requires a new permit, licence or authorisation in terms of a law governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution, effluent or waste. Activity 9.5 Hazardous Substance Treatment, Handling and Storage: Construction of filling stations or any other facility for the underground and aboveground storage of dangerous goods, including petrol, diesel, liquid, petroleum, gas or paraffin. Activity 10.1 Infrastructure: The construction of (a) oil, water, gas and petrochemical and other bulk supply pipelines; The proponent intends to avail land to a potential developer for the development of a truck port in Ongwediva. Namibia currently imports and exports many inter-continental goods through the Port of Walvis Bay, which is the shipping transportation hub of the country. The country also experiences a lot of freight coming in and out of the country by road via the trucking service. These deliveries travel to and from the borders to destinations throughout the country and extending to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region usually via trucks to carry cargo. This creates a demand for truck ports in Namibian towns. The proponent intends to undertake the following statutory steps in order to create an erf on which the proposed truck port can be developed: Subdivision of Erf 7224 into A and Remainder; Rezoning of erven 7221, 7222, 7223, 7226 to 7232 and Portion A/7224 from "Business" to "Special"; Rezoning of Erf 7225 from "Local Authority" to "Special"; Rezoning of Erven 7233 to 7254 from "Residential" to "Special";  Closure of internal "Street" for Consolidation with 'to be' Consolidated Erf X; Consolidation of rezoned erven 7225 to 7254 and 'Closed Street' to form "Consolidated Erf X"; Consolidation of rezoned erven 7221, 7222, 7223 and Portion A/7224 to form "Consolidated Erf Z".

Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Last date for commenting on this EIA: Thursday, 18 March 2021

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