The newly-inaugurated national park will be the third largest wildlife sanctuary in Tanzania after Serengeti and Ruaha, according to Natural Resources and Tourism deputy minister Constantine Kanyasu.
Burigi-Chato, along with Ibanda-Kyerwa, and Rumanyika-Karagwe, were recently elevated from the status of the game reserve to that of the national park. This brings the total number of national parks in Tanzania to 19.
President Magufuli said Tanzania boasts of being a country with the largest ‘Protected Land Area’, covering some 361,594 square kilometers, which is 32 percent of its total area.
The Chato Member of Parliament, who doubles as the Energy Minister, Dr. Medard Kalemani, told those present that his constituency has become an investment hot spot, thanks to massive improvements in its infrastructure and the available resources.
He said considering the number of development projects being implemented in Chato, the area was poised for rapid growth that would position it to rise to city status in the coming few years.
“I want to send this message across the country that Chato is now a potential investment spot. We have developed roads, a huge airport of international standard, and soon we will be constructing a stadium, which will also be used as a tourist attraction. Most importantly Chato also has minerals,” he said.
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