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Assessment of road/boat access:
Caia - Sena:
Possible to reach by car/truck. The main road is flooded and not passable, but there is an alternative way (using the path where the railway is to be built) to reach Sena. This alternative road can be used by a small truck (<10 mt) and depending on weather situation it is not necessary to have 4*4.
Sena – Mutarara
Possible to reach by boats. The bridge is undergoing repair and cannot be used. There is a ferry going once a day in the afternoon. It would be possible to ship cargo by boat, but because of the construction of the docking site (long slope) it is not possible to use a barge of bigger size. However, if cargo needs to be moved to Mutarara city, an option would be to deploy many small boats (4 mt).
Mutarara – Charre
Possible to reach by car/truck. The road from Mutarara is open all the way to Malawi.
Mutarara - Doa
Possible to reach by 4*4 vehicle. There is a lot of water covering this road, and depending on weather this road is blocked. There are a number of settlements in the area between Doa and Zambezi river. An option to reach would be to send barge from Nhacolo or Chiramba.
Sena – Chemba
Possible to reach by 4*4 vehicle. The main road is blocked just before reaching Chemba, and the alternative road (through a small village) requires light 4*4 vehicle at this moment.
Mutarara district
There are many settlements in the area between Mutarara city and Morrumbala (the mountain). These settlements are difficult to reach other than by helicopter.
Caia – Morrumbala city
Possible to reach by car/truck. The main road is in good condition, and north of Murumbala city, a truck can go all the way up to a number of sites, for example Chipanga, Mponha and Ndambuenda.
Caia – Mopeia:
Possible to reach by car/truck. The road along Zambezi river is flooded, but by using the other main road, we could reach Mopeia city with trucks. In the vicinity of Mopeia city, two of the major settlements are situated: these settlements are “24 July” and “Zona Verde”.
Mopeia district
Except from Mopeia city, the area between Caia and Mopeia is severely affected by flooding and can only be reached by helicopter.
Caia – Chupanga
Possible to reach by truck. There is one place on this road that might be difficult to pass if there is continuous rain, but at the moment it is possible for a truck to drive without problems.
Chupanga – Marromeu
Possible to reach by truck. This road is in good condition and a truck can be dispatched from Caia and reach Marromeu without problems.
Mopeia - Luabo
Not passable by vehicles. No sites in Luabo, people have been moved either to Chupanga or to Salia.
Marromeu – Chinde/ Matinde
Possible to reach by barge. Given that trucks can reach Marromeu from Caia, it is possible to load boats/barges from Marromeu and reach Chinde city and the following sites: Matinde, Cassaira and Salia.