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Published on 2024-04-18 02:50:00
The issues facing the city of Toamasina were scrutinized in detail during yesterday’s decentralized Cabinet meeting. Deadlines were also set for the completion of the major projects being undertaken there.
The issues plaguing the city of Toamasina were discussed extensively during yesterday’s decentralized Cabinet meeting. The meeting took place at the presidential residence by the sea.
As President Andry Rajoelina pointed out from the start, the reason for relocating the Executive meeting to the city of the major port is to provide solutions to local issues. This explains the participation of local officials in the meeting. It is undeniable that the capital of the Atsinanana region is affected. The observation is striking. The city is in a deplorable state.
“We will examine in detail the problems that concern the population, the projects to be carried out, in short, the development of Toamasina,” said the Head of State. In his opening speech at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, before the press, the President highlighted an “unavoidable” point concerning Toamasina. This is sanitation. As he pointed out, a situation largely caused by the problem of sewage and rainwater drainage.
Andry Rajoelina regrets that to this day, there has been no compliance or expansion of the sewage drainage network in Toamasina. “What we also know is that there is a proliferation of illegal constructions,” he said. In the same vein, the Head of State stated that there is a development plan and sources of funding to undertake work to enable residents to live in a harmonious and healthy city.
The tenant of Iavoloha cited as an example the Project to Support and Develop Balanced Cities (Padeve). The rehabilitation and compliance of the sewage drainage canals of the city of Toamasina, especially in the “Bazary kely” neighborhood, are included in the plans.
Quagmire
The ministers concerned with the issues highlighted yesterday participated in the decentralized Cabinet meeting. Although they were not listed at the beginning of the meeting, the list of twelve government members present provides an overview of the topics discussed. One topical issue for the capital of the Atsinanana region is the daily dose of power cuts. This explains the presence of the Minister of Energy and Hydrocarbons at the presidential residence.
The Minister of the Armed Forces and the Minister of Public Security also attended the meeting yesterday. Toamasina is one of the cities where there is a strong increase in urban crime. There is also the securing of the coasts and the sea, given the presence of the major port. In addition to the filth, the chaotic state of most streets is evident just a few hundred meters into the city of the major port. As conceded by the President, it is hard not to notice the quagmire that the National Road No. 2 (RN2) is becoming.
According to the President’s opening speech, yesterday’s Cabinet meeting was also an opportunity to review the major infrastructure projects that will enhance the country’s economic hub. The Executive precisely plans to make site visits that day. “When we are on site, we will set deadlines for the completion of all the work,” supported President Rajoelina.
The visit to the MIAMI project site on the beach of Toamasina is on the agenda. There is also the construction site for the new city gymnasium. The metal skeleton of the roof of the building already overlooks the seaside. In the Executive’s schedule is also the visit to the construction works of the expressway that will directly connect the major port to National Road No. 2 (RN2), as well as Ratsimilaho Boulevard, which runs from the airport to the port.
Regarding Ratsimilaho Boulevard, the President instructed that “the first part of the work should be completed by June.” In conclusion of yesterday’s Cabinet meeting introduction, President Rajoelina announced that other editions will be scheduled in other provincial capitals in the coming months.
Garry Fabrice Ranaivoson
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