Impediment to Development in Hela.

Impediment to Development in Hela.

Photo Source: Design for new Hela Hospital by SPENCER PELEG KLEINHAUSE Architects

Posted by Huliax Kuali on Hela Political Forum (Official)

Hela Province is made up of only three districts with huge landmass and more population. We have 1 Teachers College, 4 Secondary Schools and technical school with few high schools. Looking at roads, currently we have 3 major roads within Hela vicinity namely; Margarima to Tari (approx 45km), Tari to Koroba enroute Kopiako (approx 80/100km) and Tari to Komo (approx 70km). However, smaller ring-roads are countless like incomplete Homa-Tari Road and Margarima -Kandep road.

 We have 1 General Hospital followed by few Health Centers and Sub Health centers.
Then we have 1 main police station at Tari and a CIS facility up at Hawa with about 2-3 police posts in Koroba, Komo and Margarima.

Next is the 2 Airports and other domain airstrips that we have. The only Hydro we use to have is now seen to be run-down.

If we look closely into how all those facilities came into existence, we would realise that most of themwere built during the "70s and 80s". During those days, Hela had few or less knowledge of "Money" and not forgetting tribal warfares. Our fathers and forefathers had never demanded for their land given away to establish such facilities. They wanted services for the sake of us now.
Hence, we are crying for services and developments such as roads and bridges, electricity, police stations, schools, health care centers and many more to be named. Our baby province can improve and build such infrastructures but the onus is on us and our clansmen. I'm now trying to establish the facts to the "Impediments to Hela's Development". I don't want to talk about tribal fighting as one of the core reasons. The core impediment is the "Accessive Compensation Demand"
Yes by law, compensation to improvements, land surface damages and other environmental damages can be compensated according to the Valuer General's Rates but look at what our own people doing when machines move into sites to do excavations and earthworks. Even lately, people want compensation for the current exisisting facilities on their land. This is evident by some parts of roads from Tari to Ambua has not been widened due to such accessive compensation demands.
If only we educate our own people to allow developments to take place without further compensation demands, Hela will change. Change in Hela will be triggered by change in our people's attitudes.
Our elected 4 MPs can deliver such services but will we allow contractors to carry out the works? Even if a rival contractor carries out the works, will we let them on our land?
Our 3 MPs and the Governor are not only key players in Hela's development but rather our people too must play key role in allowing developments to take shape.
Its now "give and take". Give land and take service. Hela province is just a small province that can have a slide change in development only if we do away with compensation demands.

Let's all stand together for better Hela tomorrow. Let's all make Hela Never be the Same Again!