Sidi,

Thanks for this information regarding a problem that is of great concern to
all of us. I was also going to ask the question regarding sand from external
sources, and I am glad that this sand that is at the bottom of the ocean will
be used. All of us can see that a lot of beachfront has been lost over the
years, even in areas like my old neighbourhood on Wellingotn street where the
Ports Authority is. I know that some have said that his loss of beachfront
was due to people taking sand from these places for building purposes over
the years, but I never believed that this was the main culprit especialy in
this same neighbourhood. True some people did lift sand for building, but it
is also a well known fact that sand being washed into the ocean and
accumulating there can also cause beach erosion, and I do believe this
lifting of acumulated sand out of the ocean floor has infact been used to
correct this problem elsewhere.
Addressing this problem is critical because not only can it lead to the
separation of Banjul from the Kombos, but we could eventually loose the
Banjul area. Just looking around, there is a significant amount of land that
has been lost to erosion whether natural or man made since we were kids in
high school. I am always shocked when i go to places we used to frequent as
kids, and find that most ofit is under water.
Again, thanks for the info.

Jabou Joh

In a message dated 8/12/2001 8:47:23 AM Central Daylight Time,
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>
> Mr. Gassama,
> I was rushing to get some sleep when I posted the piece. Thank you for
> pointing out a very vital part of the exercise which I omitted, i.e the
> beach restoration process using sand from external sources.  What is meant
> here is that the sand spits and lagoons created at the Mile4-5 and around
> Wadner Beach areas will not be used as a source (which the consultant
> considered as a possible option)."External" is used here to mean sand other
> than these sand spits.  No, we are not going to transport sand from the
> Sahara but rather to use a new technology invented for beach nourishment
> and sustainability currently in use in Denmark and Ghana using sand deposit
> from the Ocean floor just at the mouth of the River.  The sand d
> eposits
> have been surveyed and the volume quantified.  The system works as a
> gradual sand nourishment process, sucking the sand from the Ocean floor and
> depositing it at the pre-determined sites as identified in the zoning
> exercise. The collosal sum is an 'estimate', the actual cost will depend on
> the tendering procedure, implementation etc. and the long time frame of 30
> months may even be an underestimation given our capacity problems in The
> Gambia, but it takes account of the tender, supervision and defect
> liability phases of the project. If the project can be implemented in less
> than 30 months, all the better.   Sidi Sanneh
>
>

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