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Monographic Study Nguti Council5. INFRASTRUCTURE5.1 Technical InfrastructureTechnical infrastructure comprises transport facilities, telecommunication, water supply systemand electricity.The National Road 8(NR8), which runs from, Mutengene via Kumba to Mamfe, passes throughNguti Municipality. The 50km stretch of NR8 from Supe (Konye Council) to Nfaitok (TintoCouncil) is tarred. About 30km of the above distance is in Nguti Council area (Nkwenfor to theoutskirts of Nguti Town). There is 2km road deviation in Nguti town. The entire 50km of tarredroad is already suffering from lack of maintenance and is fast witnessing an increase of largepotholes that make driving an unpleasant exercise. The entire KMD has 336 km of rural roadswith more than 30% in Nguti Municipality.5.1.1. Transport InfrastructureThe major road from Kumba to Mamfe passes through the municipality touching several villagesand both the towns of Manyemen and Nguti. The road serves as a vital link between themunicipality and the rest of the world. The stretch within Nguti Municipality is tarred. Most otherroads in the area are not tarred. These include inter village and farm to market roads.Major rural roads within the municipality (see village map) include:1. Nkwenfor-Nguti2. Kokobuma (Konye Council) to Badun to Babubock3. Manyemen – Ayong-Sikam4. Ediengo -Osiyarib5. Nguti—Bayenti (Eyumojock Council)6. Nguti-Mungo Ndor-Ntale-Babubock7. Nguti-Nfaitock / Eyang (both in Tinto Council area)Most of the villages within the municipality are inaccessible by road. Motorbike tracks andfootpaths are common.NR8 passes through 3 clans: Bassosi, Upper Balong and Bebun. This make them the mostaccessible thus the implantation of several basic services in Health, Education and Water supplyeven though these clans are not the most thickly populatedDespite immense community effort to address the problem of lack of roads, their produce havelargely been transported by head loads on footpathsMore than 80% of the villages in the municipality are accessible only by footpath and motorbike.This makes movement of persons and goods extremely expensive and dangerous. The populationhas often engaged relentless efforts using rudimentary tools and methods to maintain road tracks.5.1.1.1. Road InfrastructureTable22: Road InfrastructureRegional Rural Total FarmTarred Untarred Tarred Untarred Tarred Untarredtarred market32km 0 0 0 0 75km 32km 75kmSource: Regional Delegation of Public Works40to