$56 Million To Fix Railway in Labasa

A minister has reassured the management of the Fiji Sugarcane Corporation Labasa Mill that funds would be allocated to fix the rail network system.

Tuesday 21 March 2023 | 04:00

Sampras Anand

Reporter

Fiji Sugar Corporation’s Labasa Mill new General manager, Leela Ramesh, welcomes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Biman Prasad on March 16, 2023. Photo: Sampras Anand

A minister has reassured the management of the Fiji Sugarcane Corporation Labasa Mill that funds would be allocated to fix the rail network system.

The management had urgently requested the Government to upgrade the railway network from Waiqele to Nubu to ensure transportation of sugarcane was vastly improved.

It would cost $56 million to fix the railway system, said the Fiji Sugarcane Corporation Labasa Mill management.