HM the King inaugurates equipped landing place for sea products in Inouaren (Al Hoceima).

Inouaren (Province of Al Hoceima) , Oct 10, 2011  -  HM King Mohammed VI inaugurated, on Monday in Inouaren (rural commune of Izemmouren, Province of Al Hoceima), the equipped landing place for sea products, developed for a total cost of 30 million dirhams.
 
10 October 2011-    The Sovereign oversees launch of works to build a safety embankment for the new equipped landing place for sea products, worth 80 million dirhams.
-    HM the King hands 40 outboard motors to fishermen in Inouaren.

Benefiting 96 fishermen operating in 32 traditional boats, the equipped landing place for sea products is designed to develop traditional fishing and improve the living and working conditions of fishermen.

The landing point also aims at restructuring traditional fishing through establishing a pole that is integrated in its economic and social environment.

The achievement of this landing point is also meant to promote the marketing of sea products, benefit fishermen from social security and health care coverage and facilitate their access to funding.

Financed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the project is part of efforts to upgrade traditional fishing.

Stretching over an area of 2,500 square meters, the landing place includes notably 32 stores, a cold storage room, fish market, offices, hall for cooperative, a multipurpose hall, and a prayer hall as well as a refreshment area.
 
Afterwards, HM the King oversaw the launch of works to build safety embankment of new equipped landing place, to be carried out for a total cost of 80 million dirhams.

This project is designed to improve access to the new landing place and enhance fishermen’s working conditions, increase their revenues, boost production and protect traditional boats.

On this occasion, the Sovereign handed 40 outboard motors to fishermen in Inouaren.

HM the King inaugurates project to extend and upgrade Al Hoceima's sewage treatment plant.

Al Hoceima, Oct 10, 2011  -  HM King Mohammed VI inaugurated, on Monday in Al Hoceima, a project to extend and upgrade the sewage treatment plant in the northern city, to be achieved for a total cost of 120 million dirhams.
 
10 October 2011-    The project will benefit a population of 127,000 until  2025.

After unveiling the commemorative plaque and cutting the symbolic ribbon, HM the King toured the facility which is meant to treat Al Hoceima's sewage, protect the Mediterranean sea and treat wastewater.

This project will also contribute to protecting public health, cleaning up wastewater and saving water through the reuse of treated water.

The extension of the sewage treatment unit and its upgrading will double its wastewater treatment capacity from 4,800 cubic meters daily to 9,600.

The project is part of a comprehensive wastewater programme for the city of Al Hoceima, to which 230 million dirhams is allocated.

The programme also provides for setting up pipes along 74 km to drain wastewater and rainwater as well as establishing 8 pumping stations.

HM the King enquires about Grand Al Hoceima’s development.

Al Hoceima, Oct 10, 2011  -  HM King Mohammed VI enquired, on Monday, about the development vision for the Grand Al-Hoceima which was elaborated on the basis of two scientific studies (the suitability map for urbanization in the Al Hoceima Province, and the master plan for urban development in the Grand Al Hoceima), achieved for a total cost exceeding 20 million dirhams.
 
10 October 2011-    The Sovereign was briefed about the suitability map for urbanization in the province of Al Hoceima and the master plan for urban development in the Grand Al Hoceima, worth 20 million dirhams.
-    Two pioneering scientific studies serving integrated development in the province.
-    HM the King was provided with details about the progress of projects to achieve bypasses in the Al Hoceima Province for a total cost of 52 million dirhams.
-    HM the King inaugurates the bypass linking Sidi Abed to the coast of Sabadia, completed for a total cost of 6 million dirhams.

This vision aims notably at promoting urban development, opening new zones to urbanization, and avoiding other zones that involve risks in conformity with the suitability map, which was elaborated by the Urban Agency of Al-Hoceima in implementation of High Royal instructions laid down in the Royal speech of March 25, 2004.

The vision also targets the promotion and development of tourism, housing, transport, services and territorial attractiveness as well as preparing the ground for drawing investments to the province.

On the same occasion, HM the King was briefed about the urbanization suitability map for the Al Hoceima province, meant to help in the process of decision making and the casualty management of, inter alia, quakes and  floods.

This scientific study, the first of its king in Morocco and Africa, identifies four areas in the province of Al-Hoceima: the risk-free zones for construction without particular conditions, risk zones where construction requires general space planning terms, risk zones where construction requires designers to abide by particular provisions and an unbuildable zone.

Besides setting the rules for urbanization for each identified zone, the suitability map also lays down terms for achieving future projects as well as prevention, protection and safeguarding measures for individuals, space planners, and collectivities.

The map is the fruit of a dedicated work by a team of 50 national and international (France, Chili, Portugal, Armenia…) scientists and experts.

The Sovereign was also provided details about the master plan for urban development in the Grand Al Hoceima and the space planning the urban communes of Al Hoceima, Ajdir, Imzouren and Beni Bouayach.

Part of the development vision for the Grand Al Hoceima, this master plan is devised to preserve and promote the environment, enhance economic competitiveness, reinforce social cohesion, upgrade urbanization and improve local governance.

This study covered an area spanning 400 square kilometers, including the four urban communes of Al Hoceima, Ajdir, Imzouren and Beni Bouayach and five rural communes of Izemmouren, Ait Kamra, Ait Youssef Ou Ali, Louta and Nekkor.

It also sketches out orientations aiming notably at developing equipment, upgrading transportation, and improving access to basic services in rural areas.

HM King Mohammed VI was also briefed about projects to achieve bypasses in the Al Hoceima provinces, worth 52 million dirhams.

These projects aim to ease the pressure on Al Hoceima down town and build a panoramic road on the Mediterranean linking the neighbourhoods of Tighanimine and Hay Afazar as well as Tighanimine and Lotissement Bades in addition to improving access to the Boujibar neighbourhood.

Afterwards, the Monarch inaugurated the 1 kilometer-long bypass linking Sidi Abed to the coast of Sabadia, completed for a total cost of 6 million dirhams.