DAJABÓN.- Two provinces visited, five projects delivered and more than 63,600 families benefited from the inaugurated projects, was the result of the day carried out by the Vice President of the Republic, Raquel Peña, during this Saturday.
From the early hours of the morning, the vice president toured Elías Piñas and Dajabón to deliver new and renovated sports and production facilities to the Dominican people; as well as road, electrical and solid waste management transformation projects.
Elias Pineapple
The Vice President's agenda began in Elías Piña with the inauguration of more than eight kilometers of streets in the municipality of Guayajayuco, a project for which an investment of 83 million pesos was allocated.
During the event, Raquel Peña stated that "the satisfaction is great" when the change that President Luis Abinader promised to Dominicans reaches the communities so that all Dominicans have the same opportunities, with works such as the construction of streets that are fundamental to generating more development for the people.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Public Works and Communications, Deligne Ascención Burgos, indicated that they will continue building the works that transform the country, fulfilling the president's promise and making the investments required for integrated territorial development.
Dajabón
Subsequently, the vice president traveled to Dajabón, where she inaugurated, together with the general manager of Edenorte, Andrés Cueto, the network rehabilitation and lighting projects in the Trinitaria and Vara de Vaca communities, executed by the electricity distribution company, with an investment of RD 36.82 million.
The works will benefit more than 400 families from the aforementioned sectors, and residents of Los Miches, Mariano Cesteros, Valle Nuevo, Aguas Blancas, as well as Los Puentes, in the municipality of Restauración.
Peña and Cueto agreed that this project, which covers approximately 22 kilometers of medium and low voltage networks, the installation of 337 poles, 248 lights and 21 transformers; represents a significant improvement for the people of Dajabón.
As part of her agenda, the Vice President also inaugurated facilities to further strengthen access to comprehensive healthcare for the population. Specifically, she cut the ribbon at the Municipal Hospital of Partido and the Lucas Gómez baseball field.
The hospital center was renovated by the National Health Service (SNS), with an investment of RD 44,813,670.63, which included the refurbishment of the entire facility: waiting room, inpatient areas, surgical block, emergency room, X-ray room, sonography and laboratories.
Now the hospital will have: four consulting rooms, a dentistry module, sonography, vaccine, 10 inpatient beds, laundry, kitchen and dining room, nursing station, a pre-surgical and post-surgical area, an operating room, delivery room, three neonatal cribs, sterilization, storage, a morgue, emergency, triage, observation cubicles, among other areas.
Regarding the playground, authorities stated that it will benefit 6,035 people and is a space that will increase the rate of sports participation by 35% at the end of the first year and will impact the quality of life of the population, especially the young and children of the community, the latter received the work with joy, within the framework of Three Kings Day.
These facilities, which had an investment of RD 24,831,756.76, managed through the Presidential Commission for Support to Provincial Development, are equipped with 5,847.86 m2 of baseball field, grass and red earth, two areas of stands and a back stop, two dugouts and bathrooms.
On the other hand, Vice President Raquel Peña also led the opening of the Dajabón Waste Recovery Plant and Sanitary Landfill, a state project that offers a definitive solution to solid waste management in the aforementioned province and Montecristi, impacting the well-being of more than 63,000 families.
The project, implemented through the Sustainable DO Trust, which is directed by Paíno Henríquez, brings with it the technical closure of the municipal landfill in the community of Los Miches, putting an end to the pollution that for decades affected the environment and the health of the inhabitants of the border municipality.
In addition, 39 future projects of the same nature were announced for the eastern, southern and northern regions of the country, reaffirming the joint commitment of the Government and the Sustainable DO Trust to promote responsible environmental practices.
During the visits to the border provinces, Raquel Peña was also accompanied by the provincial governors of Elías Piñas, Dajabón and Montecristi, Millys Martínez, Rosalba Miralba Peña and Nelsy Milagros Martínez, respectively; as well as by Miguel Valenzuela, consul of the Dominican Republic in Belladere, Haiti; and the minister Miguel Ceara Hatton, of Environment and Natural Resources.
Similarly, the mayors, Santiago Riverón, of the main municipality of Dajabón; Nelson Darío Peña, of El Pino; Osclides Valerio, of Restauración and Manuel Rodríguez Ortega (Ney), of Loma de Cabrera.
Also present were the president of the Presidential Commission for Provincial Development Support, Ángel de la Cruz; Mario Lama, director of the National Health Service; Spencel Fragozo, National Director of Borders at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ramón Rodríguez, Regional Director of the Western Cibao Region of the National Health Service; Senator David Rafael Sosa Cerda; Representatives Israel Porfirio Bienvenido Mañón, for Elías Piña; Darío Zapata, for Dajabón; as well as other high-level government, provincial, and municipal figures.
