I-Kilimanjaro Cable Car ingase yonakalise i-Trekking Industry engu-$50M

Abenzeli bezokuvakasha bamazwe ngamazwe baphakamise ifulegi elibomvu ngokumelene nephrojekthi yekhebula ehlongozwayo eyizigidi ezingu-72 eNtabeni Kilimanjaro, besabisa ngokushiya ingqungquthela ephakeme kunazo zonke e-Afrika ohlwini lwabazokhethwa kukho.

Lokhu kusho ukuthi izivakashi ezingu-56,000 ezikhuphuka iNtaba iKilimanjaro futhi zishiye ngemuva amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-50 ngonyaka, cishe zizocwila futhi zibe nomthelela endleleni yemali engenayo nokuphila kwezinkulungwane zabantu bendawo abathembele embonini yokuhamba ngezinyawo ukuze baqhubekisele phambili izimpilo zabo.

I-ejenti yezokuvakasha yase-US, uMnu. Wil Smith osekuphele amashumi amabili eminyaka edayisa ngempumelelo iNtaba iMount Kilimanjaro ufunge wagomela ukuthi ngeke nje ayeke ukuqhakambisa ingqungquthela yomhlaba emangalisayo, kodwa futhi nokweluleka abathanda uhambo lokuhamba ukuba babaleke le ndawo. 

“Uma imoto yekhebula ehlongozwayo yakhiwe, ngeke sisakhuthaza iKilimanjaro njengendawo yemvelo nenhle, futhi sizokweluleka abahambi ukuthi bagweme indawo” UMnu. Smith ubhalela incwadi yakhe eya kuhulumeni waseTanzania yangomhla ziyi-17 kuNhlolanja wezi-2022.

UMnu. Smith ongumqondisi we-Deeper Africa outfitter uthi i-cable car eNtabeni Kilimanjaro izoba iso elingelona elemvelo futhi ibe inkathazo emphakathini. 

Amagugu asemqoka eKilimanjaro aheha izinkulungwane zabaqwali bezintaba minyaka yonke indawo yayo yasendle, ebukekayo kanye nenselelo yokuya engqungqutheleni, ebhalela uNgqongqoshe wezeMvelo nezokuVakasha, uDkt. Damas Ndumbaro, enezela:

“Ukwakhiwa kwendawo yokuthutha abavakashi esezingeni eliphezulu kuzosandisa intaba futhi kuphazamise nezwe. IKilimanjaro izolahlekelwa isithunzi sayo njengesimangaliso esihle nesinhle, esikhundleni salokho ibe isiphazamiso esishibhile nesilula esingenamphumela omkhulu”.

I-ejenti yezokuvakasha iqhubekisela phambili ithi kuzophinde kube yingozi empilweni yomphakathi ngoba imoto yekhebula ephakamisa ngokushesha izivakashi ezingakulungele ukuya ezindaweni eziphakeme kakhulu izobangela ukugula, ukulimala, nokufa. 

Inxusa elivela eNepal uMnu. Mingmar Sherpa ukubeke kwacaca ukuthi amakhasimende akhe awancomi ukuhamba ngezinyawo kulezo zintaba lapho kunezindlela zezintambo njengoba efuna ukuhamba ngezinyawo futhi ezwe imvelo, ajabulele okuzungezile, ukuxhumana nabantu bendawo, njalo njalo.

“Abadlali bethu abazohamba ngezinyawo ngeke bakuzwe lokho kuzigqaja kanye nenjabulo yokufika esicongweni. Cabanga nje ufika esiqongweni seNtaba i-Kilimajaro noma i-Everest ngentambo noma nganoma iyiphi enye indlela, kuyoba inani elingakanani”, kubhala uMnu. Sherpa ongumqondisi Ophethe we-Boss Adventure Treks & Expedition ezinze e-Kathmandu e-Nepal.

“Ngibe nethuba lokuqwala iNtaba iKilimanjaro ngo-2019 futhi ngifisa sengathi izingane zami nesizukulwane esizayo singathola ulwazi olufanayo kunokuba sifinyelele esicongweni ngentambo” ifundeka ingxenye yencwadi yakhe eya kuDkt. Ndumbaru.

Umqondisi Ophethe uThomas Zwahlen u-Alpinschule obelokhu ehola amaqembu abagibeli eNtabeni iKilimanjaro esuka eSwitzerland iminyaka engamashumi amathathu manje unxuse uNgqongqoshe ukuthi amise umsebenzi wezimoto zamakhebula futhi alondoloze le ntaba eyingqayizivele ngoba iyisithombe esihle kunazo zonke futhi esihle kakhulu eTanzania.

“Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kuka-30 sihola amaqembu ahamba ngezinyawo asuka eSwitzerland aya eKilimanjaro. Siletha umsebenzi kubantu bendawo futhi siyabazisa ubuhle bemvelo bepaki kazwelonke” ifundeka kanjalo le ncwadi ngokwengxenye.

UMeinrad Bittel, umqondisi wezintaba waseSwitzerland oseneminyaka engu-30 eqwala iKilimanjaro wathi: “Lapho ngizwa lezi zindaba zokuthi kwakuhlelwe ukugibela inqola ikhuphukela esiqongweni saseKilimanjaro, angizange ngiwakholwe amehlo ami. I-Kilimanjaro iwuphawu lweTanzania. Le ntaba ingeye-7 Summits! Ngakho ngeke kube ukuthi umuntu angakwazi ukugibela le ntaba enhle ngemoto yamakhebula. Cabanga nje ukuthi kuzokwenzekani endaweni."

UKarl Kobler umsunguli kanye noMqondisi Ophethe we-Aconcagua Vision, i-Kobler & Partner eSwitzerland kanye ne-Himalaya Vision yaseNepal oseneminyaka engu-35 idayisa i-Kilimanjaro uthe izivakashi zikhetha i-Kilimanjaro njengendawo yazo ngenxa yemvelo yayo ehlanzekile intaba ehlukile futhi ekhululekile. indawo yamagugu omhlaba.

“IKilimanjaro izolahlekelwa ukubukeka kwayo kubahambi nabaqwali bezintaba. Akuseyona into ekhethekile emhlabeni. Akukho ndawo emhlabeni eyake yakhiwa imoto yamakhebula kwenye yeSeven Summits. Kungaba ukulahlekelwa okukhulu ngokwezimali kuyo yonke imboni yezokuvakasha futhi lokhu ngeke kunxeshezelwe ngemoto yamakhebula” ebhalela uhulumeni.

Kusukela ngo-2019, uMnyango Wezemvelo Nezokuvakasha (i-MNRT) umemezele uhlelo oluzobona ukufakwa kwemoto yamakhebula eNtabeni iKilimanjaro njengengxenye yesu lawo lokwengeza inani lezivakashi zaminyaka yonke ngokuphindwe kane entabeni ephakeme kunazo zonke e-Afrika lisuka ku-50,000 liye ku-200,000 futhi livune. amadola engeziwe.

Kwenzeka lokhu nje, i-AVAN Kilimanjaro Ltd, okuyinkampani engamaphesenti ayi-100 yabanikazi bamasheya abayisithupha bakwamanye amazwe, iye yakhethwa ezimeni ezingaqondakali ukuthi yenze lo msebenzi. 

Ngesonto eledlule, uNgqongqoshe wezeMvelo nezokuVakasha, uDkt. Damas Ndumbaro, uthe uhlela ukuhlangana nabavakashi esifundeni saseKilimanjaro eNyakatho yeTanzania ngoMashi 8 ukuze kudingidwe kabanzi bese beqhamuka nendlela eya phambili.

Abasebenzi bezokuvakasha, ikakhulukazi labo abangongoti emkhakheni wezokuqwala izintaba, baqhamuke nezibhakela bephikisana nesinqumo sikahulumeni sokwethula lolu hambo lwamakhebula entabeni. 

Emhlanganweni wabo obuse-Arusha ngasekuqaleni kwesonto eledlule, abavakashi baphikisana nohlelo lukahulumeni waseTanzania lokwethula imoto yamakhebula eMount Kilimanjaro - umsebenzi abathi uzonciphisa imali yezokuvakasha etholwa abaqwali bezintaba.

UDkt. Ndumbaro uthe uhulumeni uhlele ukwethula i-cable car entabeni ukuze abantu abakhubazekile banikwe isikhathi esincane sokuhamba ngezinyawo entabeni ukuze basebenzise i-cable car.

Kodwa-ke, i-AVAN Kilimanjaro Ltd, okuyinhlangano ebambe iqhaza kulo msebenzi ithi lo mzila uzobhekelela abavakashi bazo zonke izigaba, ushiye imibuzo eminingi kunezimpendulo mayelana neqiniso lalolu daba.

USihlalo weTanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO), uMnu. Wilbard Chambulo, uthe ukwethulwa kwe-cable car entabeni kuzophazamisa isimo sentaba esintekenteke ngaphezu kokuyenza ilahlekelwe yisimo sayo, phezu kokulahlekelwa yimali etholwa abavakashi. .