SANTO DOMINGO- Eighty percent of the projects approved in January by the Government correspond to housing and community services, of which four are listed, with an amount of RD$1,069.1 million, according to a report from the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development.
The report states that in January 2023, five new public investment projects were approved, one of them being the construction of eco-homes for citizens living in multidimensional poverty in the municipality of Barahona, in the south of the country.
The information, contained in the DATOSNIP report, prepared by the General Directorate of Public Investment, specifies that the total cost of the projects approved in January was RD$1,080.1 million.
The document states that 80% of the approved projects correspond to the central government (2 projects) and public companies (2 projects), followed by 20% by municipal governments.
It also notes that the largest cost of the projects approved in January will be carried out by public companies for an amount of RD$934.7 million.
It highlights that of the 5 approved projects, 2 were in the province of Barahona, representing the largest number at the provincial level, followed by La Romana, Elías Piña and San Pedro de Macorís with one project each.
Community
The report cites that the works included the expansion of the multiple aqueduct, La Romana-Caleta-Villa
Hermosa, La Romana province; construction of the El Toconal basketball court, San
Pedro De Macorís municipality; sidewalks and curbs in La Descubierta, Pedro Santana municipality, Elías Piña province; and repair of the mixed court in the San Rafael community, Paraíso municipality, Barahona province.
