Title:
251021006564: Environmental Approval / Clearance Certificate for the proposed temporary (six month or less) extraction (scrubbing-off) dune sand removal at Lüderitz, haulage and utilization as substrate for irrigation pipeline stabilization at the Naute Dam, ||Karas Region
Publication Year:
2026
Abstract:

Proposed Temporary (Six Month or less) Extraction (Scrubbing-off) Dune Sand Removal at Lüderitz, Haulage and Utilization as Substrate for Irrigation Pipeline Stabilization on Farm Skaapplaas No. 414 North of Naute Dam in Keetmanshoop District, ||Karas Region TradePort Namibia is diversifying their operation in Namibia, and has recently embarked upon and is establishing an irrigation scheme initiative at Farm Skaapplaas No. 414 North of Naute Dam in the Keetmanshoop District (Figure 2). The project is undertaken in collaboration with Mandy Investments 294 (Pty) Ltd and includes the clearing and preparation of land, approximately 1300 hectares (ha) in total, for Lucerne (animal fodder) cultivation for commercial purposes. The environmental authorization has been obtained for the irrigation scheme project (ECC 2502184, expiring on 07 February 2028). Critically now, and given the rocky terrain at the irrigation project, TradePort Namibia needs soft sand to the tune of 16 000 m³ in volume (spread across 160 trucks, each carrying 20 m³ and over five trips per truck). The sand will be used as stabilizing substrate against geological activity as the pipeline will be buried underground to facilitate easy movement of both livestock and wildlife in the area.

Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Last date for commenting on this EIA: Sunday, 8 March 2026

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