Ocoa gets money

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San Jose de Ocoa, one of the areas worst hit by Tropical Storm Noel, will be receiving RD$1.55 billion in relief funds. President Leonel Fernandez has announced that the funds would be used for rebuilding roads, houses, aqueducts, irrigation systems and the farming sector. Diario Libre reports that 100 homes have already been rebuilt in Ocoa and that the floors in 500 other will be changed, at a cost of RD$4.2 million. During yesterday's press conference held in the south western provincial capital, Fernandez said that in the first stage 436 homes will be built at a cost of RD$174 million to relocate the same number of families and the repair of homes at a cost of RD$16 million. President Fernandez announced that the main road that connects Ocoa with Peravia province will cost US$25 million to rebuild and doesn't include the RD$381.8 million investment in other road reconstruction works. Fernandez arrived in Ocoa via helicopter and said that the Public Works Ministry is working to restore normality to the region. The President says that 98% of the communities in the province are now accessible. The President says that the Drinking Water Institute (INAPA) is working hard to repair aqueducts that are still out of service.

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