BEN MISIK UPGRADING

THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF SIX COMPONENTS. (1)BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES WILL BE INSTALLED, INCLUDING COMPLETE SEWERAGE AND WATER SYSTEMS AND A PRIMARY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXISTING PUBLIC TOILETS WILL BE RENOVATED AND THE PUBLIC WATER FOUNTAIN/FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEM WILL BE EXPANDED. ONE MAJOR ROAD(AVENUE G) WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND EXISTING ROADS AND PEDESTRIAN LANES WILL BE RESURFACED. (2)A 20 HA "INTEGRATED CORE HOUSING AREA" WILL BE DEVELOPED ABOUT A QUARTER MILE FROM THE BIDONVILLE. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL HOUSING UNITS AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE. PRESENT INHABITANTS OF THE BIDONVILLE WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN LOANS TO BUY THESE UNITS, THEREBY UPGRADING THEIR LIVING STANDARD AND ALLEVIATING OVERCROWDING IN THE BIDONVILLE. (3)THE GOM WILL USE SOME OF THE LOAN TO BUY THE LAND OCCUPIED BY THE BIDONVILLE SQUATTERS. THOSE INHABITANTS WHO CHOOSE NOT TO MOVE TO THE CORE HOUSING AREA WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN LOAN FUNDS TO THEN "RE-BUY THEIR PLOTS AND UPGRADE THEIR DWELLINGS. (4)EQUIPMENT USED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICES SUCH AS GARBAGE COLLECTION, ROAD MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING, ETC WILL BE FINANCED BY LOAN. GOM AND LOAN FUNDS WILL BE USED TO BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, HEALTH FACILITIES, A POST OFFICE, AND A CULTURAL CENTER IN THE BIDONVILLE. (5)IN ORDER TO STIMULATE INCREASED BIDONVILLE EMPLOYMENT, THE GOM AND LOAN WILL FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF 3 TRAINING CENTERS, AN EMPLOYMENT BUREAU, AND 2 MARKETS, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SMALL LOAN FUND FOR COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. (6)ADVISORS WILL ASSIST THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY IN THE BEN M"SIK BIDONVILLE AREA, THE COMMUNE URBAINE, WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES; WILL ASSIST THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT"S CASABLANCA OFFICE WITH THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS AND SIMILAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; WILL PREPARE STUDIES ON POLICY MATTERS; AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN SURVEYS LEADING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUBSEQUENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. Effective 9/85, the HG authorization was completely revised and the Ben M"sik Upgrading Project replaced by the Tetouan Upgrading Project. See Project 608HG01 for description of the Tetouan Project.