Area Regeneration and Urban Renewal Lorca will improve 535 homes, with the rehabilitation of 335 homes and 200 other buildings
The Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure and the City Council have extended the regeneration and renewal of the center of Lorca, allowing the reconstruction of 126 new homes that have been or will be demolished as a result of damage sustained after the earthquakes of 2011 and have been unable to access aid for reconstruction so far.
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructures, Pedro Rivera, Undersecretary of Development, Mario Garcés, and the mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, initialed today the addendum to the agreement of the bilateral commission Area Regeneration and Urban Renewal (ARRU) of Lorca, Framed within the current Housing Plan.
Pedro Rivera stressed that the firm is "a step in the reconstruction and repair of housing in Lorca and especially with those who suffered damage from earthquakes in their homes and could not access, at the time, to aid reconstruction to not have the necessary declaration of ruins. "
"Work continues on the recovery of Lorca and, especially, in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of housing," said the adviser, who noted that "the regional government priority is to maintain the support of the municipality in the difficult task of reconstruction to the city recovers completely. "
The Minister noted that "the recent tragic earthquakes in Italy we again remember what Lorca lived five years ago and how important it is to keep the firm and unwavering support to those affected."
Improvement of 535 homes
The addendum allows to extend the reconstruction of 126 new homes, adding to the 74 that originally collected the agreement, which involves the construction of 200 houses previously demolished in the city of Lorca, specifically in the neighborhood of San Cristobal and other buildings affected by earthquakes.
The Community and pulled out a call for aid for reconstruction, which has been resolved with the granting of 1,017,784 euros to rebuild 64 homes in Lorca, earrings and leaving ten houses to be included in the next call for aid to be published during the month of September.
In addition, the deadline for completion of works is extended until 31 December 2017, in order that citizens of the municipality to complete the reconstruction or rehabilitation of your home.
As for rehabilitation, the Ministry of Public Works is working on the resolution of the call for aid for housing rehabilitation, which includes 335 performances.
The ARRU of Lorca will, overall, improved housing 535 through 335 rehabilitation and construction of another 200, to which more than 9.1 million euros will be allocated, of which almost 3.4 correspond direct investment in public support.
Source: CARM