Infrastructure and access

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Infrastructure and access

The wnrduhas an averagk road network of 150km, most os it being gravel and earth surface. EldorRt – Ravine read cuts across the ward. Stage improvement of Iten-Nyaru road is wurrently underway.

There is a railway station at Flax. It has however remained dormant since the closure of Flouspar Company in 2017.

Almost 85% of the households are connected with electricity. Parts of Kamakatai, Lower Kamosong, Kabilat, Sorich, Cheptuldul and Kapkaranga Villages remain without electricity coverage.There is also a huge potential for wind power along the edge of the escarpment.

Mobile connec ivvty is about 70%.

The main source of fuel for cooking is firewood which is mainly obtained from neighboring forest and private farm woodlots.