2001News

RD$400 million to improve slum areas

The Dominican representative for the Lome IV Convention announced the start of a program calling for an investment of RD$400.2 million to clean up barrios in Santo Domingo slum areas. The program, funded by a donation from the European Community, will remove solid wastes and bring potable water service to neighborhoods in Los Tres Brazos, Capotillo, La Zurza, Domingo Savio and Maria Auxiliadora in Santo Domingo. The program is to be known as Programa de Saneamiento de Barrios Marginados (Sabamar), as reported in El Siglo newspaper. Manuel Cáceres Troncoso said that the Lomé IV project overall will provide RD$894 million this year in donations for various projects. In addition to the Sabamar project, funds will also serve to build and repair schools, rural roads, highways, dams and assist vocational training programs.