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06-05-2008, 03:30 PM
The government, through the National Council on Urban Affairs (CONAU), has announced that it will begin to relocate 2,000 families living on the vulnerable banks of the Ozama and Isabela rivers in Santo Domingo.
The project, which was first announced in 1993, aims to rebuild the surrounding areas into a desirable residential area. The dredging of the river for boat traffic would also make it a tourist attraction. The relocation project is expected to costs upwards of RD$500 million for the construction of new apartments for poor families currently living in La Cienaga, Capotillo, Simon Bolivar, La Zurza, Los Guandules and Gualey neighborhoods. The families will be relocated to an area near the San Isidro Air Force Base.
Hoy reports that a Brazilian company has shown an interest in implementing the project with financing through the Brazil Export Bank.
Joaquin Geronimo, director of CONAU, said that he expects the project to begin at some point this year. In related news, Hoy writes that on 31 July 2008 CONAU will be absorbed by the Economy, Planning and Development Ministry (SEPD). All CONAU's functions will be taken on by SEPD, together with its budget.
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The project, which was first announced in 1993, aims to rebuild the surrounding areas into a desirable residential area. The dredging of the river for boat traffic would also make it a tourist attraction. The relocation project is expected to costs upwards of RD$500 million for the construction of new apartments for poor families currently living in La Cienaga, Capotillo, Simon Bolivar, La Zurza, Los Guandules and Gualey neighborhoods. The families will be relocated to an area near the San Isidro Air Force Base.
Hoy reports that a Brazilian company has shown an interest in implementing the project with financing through the Brazil Export Bank.
Joaquin Geronimo, director of CONAU, said that he expects the project to begin at some point this year. In related news, Hoy writes that on 31 July 2008 CONAU will be absorbed by the Economy, Planning and Development Ministry (SEPD). All CONAU's functions will be taken on by SEPD, together with its budget.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)