Thank you very much Mr. Sanneh and good night.

Gassa.

>From: Sidi Sanneh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>Subject: Re: Addressing Gambia's Coastal Erosion Problems
>Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 08:47:30 -0500
>
>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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