By Wezi Tjaronda WINDHOEK The opening of the N$3ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ million clinic at Otjokavare in the Sesfontein Constituency last month is but one of the many development projects being undertaken in the area. The clinic is in the Kunene Region and has a mortuary and a generator, which has eased the community’s problems of travelling over 100ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ km to get treatment or to keep their dead at other mortuaries in Opuwo and Kamanjab. Other projects being carried out include putting up electricity lines, 100 VIP toilets, agricultural projects and water for the informal settlement, among others. Sesfontein Regional Councillor, Hendrik Gaobaeb, said on Monday that the provision of sanitation facilities will bring cleanliness to the area because people up to now use bush toilets. With desertification, however, the councillor believes there will be no more trees to shield people from public glare when they are answering nature’s call. The Ministry of Health and Social Services is providing poles, roofing and cement slabs, while the households themselves have to dig the toilet holes. Directly linked to sanitation is the provision of water to Sesfontein’s informal settlements, some of which have been getting water from the school hostel. Plans are underway, though, to acquire pipes and connect them to a borehole for the informal settlement dwellers to have water. The provision of electricity to the area and its surroundings will also bring about other development activities. Gaobaeb said that without electricity, Sesfontein, a prime tourist attraction because of its wildlife and landscape, could not attract other investments. “The lack of electricity puts us in a difficult position. We have no TV, no radio,” he said. Radio is the most efficient means of communication especially for rural areas and its absence in Sesfontein, according to the councillor, has left many people in dire need of communication means. “I usually send messages through radio, but many people don’t get them because of the coverage,” he added. Gaobaeb said the country’s power utility and Cenored have secured funds to take electricity to the areas. While NamPower will construct an electricity line from Opuwo to Kaoko, Otavi, Sesfontein, Warmquelle, Gowareb and other areas, Cenored will put up a line to connect Palmwag and Bergsig, among others. “My area is doing well in terms of development,” he prided himself. Sesfontein has a population of about 10ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ 000 and whose mainstay is livestock farming. They grew maize before independence. Gaobaeb said the area still has the potential to produce agricultural products such as pumpkins, watermelons, wheat, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, beans and maize. “The people can live from these projects,” he said.