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Tugela Ferry HIA

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PHASE ONE (1) ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION THE PROPOSED TUGELA FERRY IRRIGATION SCHEME UPGRADES LOCATED WITHIN WARDS 3, 4 AND 5 OF THE MSINGA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY AND UMZINYATHI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

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Tsimba Archaeological Footprints (Pty) Ltd was requested by EnviroPro (Pty) Ltd to conduct a phase two (2) Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) for the proposed Tugela Ferry Irrigation Scheme Upgrades. The existing Tugela Ferry Irrigation Scheme which is located within Wards 3, 4 and 5 of the Msinga Local Municipality and Umzinyathi District Municipality. The irrigation scheme has been in operation since the 1800s, however due to poor maintenance and the age of the scheme parts of the canal network and related facilities has fallen into disrepair. Therefore, in order to ensure the longevity of the scheme the Tugela Ferry Agriculture Co-Op who have obtained financial backing of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) has proposed a number of new works associated with the canal network, with the second phase of development focusing on repairs and construction within Blocks 1 and Block 2

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Monday, May 22, 2023 - 12:51

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21396

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Bryant, A. T. 1965. Olden times in Zululand and Natal. Cape Town: C. Struik. Derwent, S. 2006. KwaZuluNatal Heritage Sites: A Guide to Some Great Places. David Phillips: Cape Town Huffman, T. N. 2007. Handbook to the Iron Age: The Archaeology of Pre-colonial Farming Societies in Southern Africa. University of KwaZulu-Natal Press. Pietermaritzburg. Liebenberg, A. C. (1985). The Snape Memorial Lecture 1984: fundamentals in Engineering education, training and practice. Civil Engineering= Siviele Ingenieurswese, 1985(5), 249-257. Maggs, T. The Iron Age farming communities. In Duminy, A. and Guest, B. 1989. Natal and Zululand: from Earliest Times to 1910. A New History. Pg. 28-46. University of Natal Press. Pietermaritzburg. Mitchell, P. 2002. The Archaeology of Southern Africa. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge SAHRA, 2005. Minimum Standards For The Archaeological And The Palaeontological Components Of Impact Assessment Reports, Draft version 1.4.
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