BY LEULSEGED WORKU
Following the peace agreement signed between the Federal Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the government has been executing several encouraging activities to restore basic services and access humanitarian assistance to the people in the affected areas.
Consecutively, basic services, including electric supply and telecom have been fully and partially resumed in some parts and humanitarian assistances are being delivered to communities in need.
As the Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) announced at different times, electric supply in towns such as Alamata, Korum, Waja, Timuga, Kobo, Lalibela, Maychew and Sekota,which were cut off from electric supply for months due to the destruction of infrastructure facilities, has been resumed.Likewise, schools and health facilities in Alamata Town are providing services. And residents of the towns are expressing their happiness.
In an exclusive interview with The Ethiopian PressAgency, Alamata TownAdministration Mayor Hailu Aberasaid that the provision of basic services is restored in the town. According to him, water supply and 2G and 3G internet services are also reinstated.
Regarding the damaged fibers, he said that once they are restored, internet service will fully be available in the town. According to him, following the peace agreement, life is returning to normal and several marketplaces are offering services to the community and the residents of Alamata Town have started leading normal life.
As part of its effort to provide all the necessary service, the Administration has already finalized preparation and all public service institutions will start serving the community very soon. The transport services and health institutions in Raya districts are also serving the community. Three wheeled–taxis are now busy in serving the community.
According to him, except three schools, the rest have already become operational; and those three schools will be opened next week. In his message, the Mayor also urged all pertinent bodies and partners for immediate support to replace damaged schools’ desks and chairs and medical supplies within health centers.
Similarly, an activity is underway to return displaced peoples of Tigraywho were sheltering in Afar to their villages. So far, 738 displaced people who had been shielding in Semera, Logiya and Dubti towns have returned to their villages. Furthermore, Afar State’sCommunication Office indicated that activities are ongoing to return displaced Afar people from Zone two Kilbeti Resu, Berahle, Koneba and Dalaol totheir respective villages.
In similar development, following the signed peace agreement, The Ethiopian Airlines is undertaking preparations to resume regular flight to Tigray State.
According to, Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tassew, the resumption of flight to Tigray State is important in terms of expediting the already commenced humanitarian aid delivery.
Whiletalking withlocal mediawith regard tothe attained achievements and vision 2035,to become the most competitive and leading aviation group in Africa by providing safe, market driven and customer focused passenger and cargo transport, the CEO indicated that following the peace agreement signed between the government of Ethiopia and TPLF, the Airlines is making preparations to resume flight to TigrayState. According to him, the resumption of flight to theState is important in terms of expediting humanitarian aid delivery to the State.
All commercial flight services to and from Tigray, the erupted in November 2020. The plan to resume flight comes a few weeks after a peace accord was reached to end a two-year long bloody conflict.
According to him, Mekele and Shire airports are in condition to resume flight while the Axum airport that was damaged during the conflict requires maintenance.
“We will send our people to the area and repair the airport. Hence, we have been preparing to commence flight to the region. In addition to the three airports, we are also working to resume service to other airports like Lalibela,” he remarked.
The Ethiopian Herald November 26/2022
