The vice president of the Republic and current acting president, Raquel Penamet today with the authorities premises of Puerto Plata to evaluate progress in recovery of the zones affected by the historic rains and announce new support measures for affected families.
During the meeting with authorities in Puerto PlataPeña reported on the provision of a bond of emergency of 5,000 pesos through the Supérate program, which will be available starting tomorrow, Monday, for residents of Montellano and Cabarete with an active card.
He highlighted that since the visit of President Luis Abinader on December 24, assistance efforts in the province have intensified.
Aid social of emergency
These actions have focused on providing aid social of emergencyincluding the delivery of household goods, food and resources essential.
As for the recovery of infrastructurethe vice president announced that the Ministry of Public Works will install a regional office and a permanent camp in Puerto Plata starting January 7th.
This measure seeks to guarantee a faster and more efficient response to emergencies and accelerate repair work on communication routes between affected communities.
The public health It was also a key point in his speech. Peña pointed out that the Health Cabinet will coordinate medical days to prevent diseases that may arise after the floods.
Furthermore, he indicated that the Ministry of Housing is evaluating the houses in risk of collapse due to landslides and structural damage to take timely measures.
After the meeting, the vice president toured the zones most impacted, starting with the Gregorio Luperón hospital in Montellano, which suffers recurrent flooding.
Peña assured that President Abinader will assign the resources necessary to solve this problem definitive.
also visited sectors such as Villa Melecia in Montellano, Cabarete and Veragua, where he will verify the progress of the construction works recovery and will listen to the needs of those affected.
Peña thanked the authorities locals for their dedication and highlighted that Puerto Plata has a team engaged to face this crisis.
“Puerto Plata is in its best stage, with authorities that this province beats and hurts them,” he stated, reiterating that the Central Government will continue working to restore normality in the shortest time possible.
The toapartments will be for victims
When asked about Free Diary about the measures of supervision to ensure that the housing in the future housing complex are assigned exclusively to the victimsavoiding irregularities such as those reported by the residents of Villa Melecia, who stated that in previous administrations officials took over the houses, the Grief He assured that strict controls will be implemented to prevent this type of situation.
“We have to do that lifting of this listwhich has not yet been favored, to see how we have another project so that priority is given to those victims“Peña said.
