1. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE IS FOR: The 'listed activities' that might be included as part of this development are listed below: Land Use and Development Activities: Activity 1(b) โ Energy Generation, Transmission and Storage Activities The construction of facilities for the transmission and supply of electricity; Activity 4 - Forestry Activities Removal of protected species; Activity 5.2 - Land Use and Development Activities Establishment of Land Resettlement Scheme; Activity 8.9 - Water Resource Developments Construction of domestic wastewater treatment plants and related pipeline; Activity 10.1 (a) - Infrastructure The construction of water bulk supply pipelines; Activity 10.2 (a) - Infrastructure The construction of public roads 2. DETAILS OF THE ACTIVITY(S) COVERED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE: Note: Please attach plans to show the location and scope of the designated activity(s), and use additional sheets if necessary: 2.1. TITLE OF ACTIVITY Township Establishment of new townships, namely Tses Extensions 1, 2 and 3 as well as Soutput North and Soutput South (future Tses Extensions 4 and 5) within the Tses Village jurisdictional area. 2.2. LOCATION OF ACTIVITY Tses Extensions 1, 2 and 3 as well as Soutput North and Soutput South (future Tses Extensions 4 and 5) is located within the Tses Village, located in the north-central part of the //Karas Region, which is located to the southern part of Namibia. 2.3 NATURE OF ACTIVITY The activities entail the construction of roads; electricity supply network; potable water supply network; wastewater network. Find attached as Appendix B, the proposed township layout according to which the infrastructure will be constructed. 2.4 SCALE AND SCOPE OF THE ACTIVITY Tses Township Extension 1 consisting of 148 erven, 2 streets and 5 public places (numbered 615 - 770); and Tses Township Extension 2 consisting of 6 erven and 1 street (numbered 771 - 776). In 1999 only Tses Proper was proclaimed as a formal township and the other extensions (Extensions 1 and 2) withdrawn. Despite the withdrawal of Extensions 1 and 2, the townships were surveyed and constructed as per the township layout plans. As a result, Extensions 1 and 2 was occupied by people, who constructed permanent structures on the surveyed erven. The townships of Extensions 1 and 2 thus have a formal layout, but were never formally proclaimed as townships. During 2022, Extension 3 was planned and now requires proclamation. Soutput North and Soutput South are two informal townships that have grown to the extended requiring planning and eventually proclamation (future Tses Extensions 4 and 5). Potable water: Potable water will be supplied to each individual erf by extending the existing potable water network. Waste Water: The existing sewer network will be extended to which the erven will be connected and dispose at the existing oxidation ponds. Electricity: Electricity supply will be provided to each individual household. Household Waste: The Tses Village Council will collect household waste from each household on a weekly basis and disposed at the Council`s dump site. Access and Roads: The Tses Village is strategically located next to the B1 Main Road connecting Windhoek with Keetmanshoop and South-Africa. It can be reached by turning east from the B1, opposite the turn to Berseba and Brukkaros Mountain. Access to the Tses Extensions 1, 2 and 3 Townships will be obtained via the existing road network of the larger townships, while Soutput North and Soutput South will be accessed from collector roads which would be constructed as part of the infrastructure associated with the Township Establishment.
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