The reconstruction and rehabilitation work in the affected areas at the provincial level has recorded advanced completion rates, thanks to the tireless efforts deployed by the provincial authorities in close coordination with all partners, services and government departments concerned, which remain mobilized throughout this period, working with continued seriousness and dynamism, which allowed the acceleration of the reconstruction and rehabilitation operation. In order to facilitate and carry out this operation, a precise census of the population was carried out by joint committees responsible for evaluating the files, case by case, to determine the beneficiaries of financial support on the basis of a technical inspection of the buildings affected on the ground.
As supporting evidence, a visit to Douar Anmmar in the commune of Tameslouhte and to Douar Aït Mbarek in the commune of Dar Jamaâ, revealed that most families have returned to their new homes and resumed their normal activities, mainly based on agricultural activities, thanks to the implementation of the rehousing and infrastructure rehabilitation program
In statements to MAP, members of affected families stressed that the rehabilitation of the affected areas is taking place in good conditions, thanks to the High Concern with which His Majesty King Mohammed VI surrounds the populations in the areas affected by the earthquake, thus offering residents the opportunity to live in decent conditions. Noureddine Ait El Haj El Abbas, a resident who benefited from direct support for reconstruction in Douar Anmmar in the commune of Tameslouhte, welcomed the support, mobilization and seriousness shown by the provincial authorities throughout of this reconstruction operation in order to overcome the consequences of the earthquake and start a new page.
Mohamed Bahrour, a resident of Dar Jamaâ (Douar Aït Mbarek), for his part, noted that the people concerned receive direct aid on a regular basis, which has favored the resumption of normal activity and the smooth running of activities. reconstruction work. Indeed, the provincial authorities are sparing no effort to ensure the implementation of the reconstruction and rehabilitation program in the affected areas. In this wake, Hassan Laabidi, of the Vigilance and Monitoring Committee, indicated that the construction and rehabilitation of damaged houses were completed in record time at the level of 9,600 housing units, adding that this figure should reach 12,000 housing units by at the end of January. In a similar statement, Mr. Laabidi specified that work on 11,227 housing units is in progress, while 3,783 buildings are in the completion phase, knowing that the construction operation started in April 2024.
Along the same lines, Hassan Eghighi, of the Vigilance and Monitoring Committee, noted that the reconstruction operation faced, during the first phases, objective constraints which were overcome, citing in particular the existence of areas at risk, classified by the Public Test and Study Laboratory as areas where construction is prohibited or subject to strict conditions. He also mentioned the mountainous and rugged territory of the province as well as the high cost of transporting construction materials and the lack of labor, explaining that the construction of 26,228 housing units requires 4 workers per house, a total of 104,000 workers, a number that is not available in the province. Alongside these tireless efforts made within the framework of the reconstruction and rehabilitation operation, which is progressing at a sustained pace, the province of Al Haouz has seen the implementation of a significant number of development projects which have contributed positively to overcome the consequences of the earthquake.