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 Farkhana, northeast - King Mohammed VI chaired, on Friday, the signing ceremony of five cooperation agreements, worth 850 million dirhams (about $105.8 Mln), to upgrade five cities in the northeastern province of Nador, the agreements, which cover the period 2009-2012, define the provisions and the funds allocated to the urban upgrade program of the cities of Zaio, Driouch, Midar, Ben Tayeb and Farkhana.
The projects provide for creating green areas, revamping public squares, laying roads, revamping under-equipped neighborhoods and improving public lighting as well as sanitation grids, Under these agreements signed by high-ranking cabinet and local officials, some 120 million dirhams will be allocated to Zaio, 375 million dirhams to the cities of Driouch, Midar and Ben Tayeb, while the city of Farkhana will receive 320 million dirhams, these projects are part of a comprehensive approach that provides for modernizing cities and fighting the flaws resulting from unstructured urban expansion. The king also inquired about the 900-million urban upgrade programme of the province of Nador, launched in 2007, which benefited the cities of Nador, Bni Nsar and Ras El Ma, and a 435 million dirhram upgrade program of the cities of Zghanghan, Al-Aroui, Selouane and Arkeman that was launched in 2008, later on, the Sovereign laid the foundation stone of a 30 million dirham mosque in Ferkhana. The facility, spanning over 11,200 square meters, will be built in 24 months. King Mohammed VI also inquired about a 10 million dirham project to build a socio-educational center in the city. The facility will host 500 people and will include a literacy room, workshops for plastic arts, music, dance and theater, a library, a day-care and sports pitches. |
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