Considering the importance of the River Gambia  for agricultural, river transport and tourism purposes etc, the Department of State for Works, Construction and Infrastructural Development is currently working closely with stakeholders - both public and private - to attract potential investors to the sector to ensure that plans for the introduction of river transport from Banjul to Basse/Fatoto is realised.

This was disclosed by Lamin Bojang, secretary of state for Works, Construction and Infrastructural Development at the National Assembly, on Tuesday, during a question and answer session.

According to him, harnessing the economic potential of the Gambia River for our socio-economic deveopment remains a key challenge to his department of state.

"To this effect, we have formulated plans to encourage and promote the development of a commercial river industry as well as encourage private sector participation in this process. The reality, however, is that the Gambia River has remained under-utilised for a prolonged period as a direct result of the lack of traffic," he concluded.
 
Considering the importance of the River Gambia  for agricultural, river transport and tourism purposes etc, the Department of State for Works, Construction and Infrastructural Development is currently working closely with stakeholders - both public and private - to attract potential investors to the sector to ensure that plans for the introduction of river transport from Banjul to Basse/Fatoto is realised.

This was disclosed by Lamin Bojang, secretary of state for Works, Construction and Infrastructural Development at the National Assembly, on Tuesday, during a question and answer session.

According to him, harnessing the economic potential of the Gambia River for our socio-economic deveopment remains a key challenge to his department of state.

"To this effect, we have formulated plans to encourage and promote the development of a commercial river industry as well as encourage private sector participation in this process. The reality, however, is that the Gambia River has remained under-utilised for a prolonged period as a direct result of the lack of traffic," he concluded.