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06-06-2008, 03:00 PM
Ciudad Alternativa (CA) and the Barrio Rights Committee (COPADEBA), organizations that have been campaigning for the rights of marginalized barrio dwellers since 1979 and 1989, say that they are not aware of a government plan to relocate 2,000 families living on the banks of the Ozama and Isabela rivers. CA and COPADEBA directors Roman Batista and Patricia Gomez expressed their concerns about the government's handling of this initiative. Hoy reported yesterday that the government aims to transform the site into a desirable residential area. The dredging of the river for boat traffic would also make it a tourist attraction. Residents of the La Cienaga, Capotillo, Simon Bolivar, La Zurza, Los Guandules and Gualey neighborhoods would be relocated.
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