Niamey: Ministry Begins Removal of Old Railway Tracks for Road Modernization

Ma'aikatar Kayayyakin Aiki ta Jamhuriyar Nijar ta fara aikin cire tsofaffin layukan dogo da ke gabashin birnin Yamai a watan Agustan 2026. Aikin cire waɗannan kayayyakin an yi shi ne domin biyan buƙatun tsara birane da sauƙaƙa zirga-zirgar ababen hawa, musamman a kan hanyar da ta haɗa filin jirgin sama da ƙofar shiga tsakiyar birnin. Ma'aikatar ta ce, "A babban birni da ke fuskantar ƙaruwar yawan jama'a da cunkoson ababen hawa, sabunta hanyoyi ya zama babban al'amari don inganta yanayin zirga-zirgar jama'a."

Tarihin Aikin Jirgin Ƙasa

An kafa wannan layin dogo ne a birnin Yamai a watan Afirilun shekarar 2014. A wancan lokacin, an ƙiyasta cewa aikin zai ci kuɗi kimanin Euro biliyan ɗaya, wanda ya yi daidai da kusan CFA biliyan 655 zuwa biliyan 700. An gudanar da aikin ne a ƙarƙashin tsarin haɗin gwiwa tsakanin gwamnati da kamfanoni masu zaman kansu. Babban manufar wannan aikin layin dogo shi ne don sauƙaƙa zirga-zirgar jama'a da kuma jigilar kayayyaki a tsakanin wurare daban-daban. Wannan ya zo ne a daidai lokacin da ake neman hanyoyin inganta sufuri da bunƙasa tattalin arziƙi a yankin.

Dalilan Cire Tsofaffin Tashoshi

Aikin cire waɗannan layukan dogo ya zo ne kai tsaye don biyan buƙatun sake fasalin babbar hanyar ƙasa ta RN1 da ke gabashin birnin, da kuma zamanantar da ita. Wannan aiki ya zama tilas saboda buƙatar faɗaɗa hanyar domin ta dace da yanayin zirga-zirgar zamani, da kuma rage cunkoson da ake fuskanta a wannan muhimmin mashigi na babban birnin. Mahukunta sun bayyana cewa, layukan dogon da ba sa aiki sun zama cikas ga zirga-zirga tare da hana aiwatar da aikin gyaran hanyar kamar yadda aka tsara. Cire su zai ba da damar samar da ƙarin sarari don gina sababbin hanyoyin mota da kuma inganta tsarin magudanan ruwa, wanda hakan zai taimaka wajen kyautata yanayin birnin baki ɗaya, musamman a wannan yanki mai cike da hada-hadar jama'a da ababen hawa.

Sarrafa da Shirye-shiryen Gaba

A ranar 6 ga watan Agustan shekarar 2026, Ministan Kayayyakin Aiki, Kanal Manjo Salissou Mahaman, ya kai ziyarar gani da ido a wurin da ake aikin. Manufar ziyarar tasa ita ce duba yadda aikin cire tsofaffin layukan dogon ke gudana da kuma tabbatar da cewa ana bin tsarin da aka gindaya. A yayin ziyarar, Ministan ya gana da ma'aikata da kuma masu ruwa da tsaki a aikin don jin ta bakinsu da kuma ƙarfafa musu gwiwa. Ya jaddada muhimmancin kammala aikin a kan lokaci domin fara aikin faɗaɗa babbar hanyar da za ta sauƙaƙa zirga-zirga a wannan yanki.

Ra'ayoyin Jama'a da Ma'aikata

A matsayinta na ƙasa da ba ta da tekun da za ta yi amfani da shi wajen jigilar kayayyaki, Jamhuriyar Nijar ta dogara ne kacokam kan harkokin sufuri ta kan tudu don shigo da kayayyaki da kuma fitar da kayan da take nomawa zuwa ƙasashen waje. Wannan yanayi na rashin hanyar ruwa ya sanya harkokin sufurin kan titi zama kashin bayan tattalin arzikinta. Tashar jirgin ruwa mafi kusa da ƙasar tana da nisan da ya haura kilomita 1000, lamarin da ke ƙara wa sufurin kan tudu muhimmanci a harkokin kasuwancin ƙasar.