Mbanza Kongo - Forty-two social impact projects, of the 97 included in the Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM), in Zaire province, have been completed and delivered to the local population.
According to the governor of Zaire, Adriano Mendes de Carvalho, who presented the socio-economic situation of the province at the meeting with the President of the Republic, another 21 projects are underway in all municipalities in the region.
He said a total of 26 billion, 307 million, 824 thousand and 907 kwanzas had been applied, stressing that by March 2025 more than 80 actions included in this programme will be completed in the province.
'We believe that with the amount we have just received now, there will be more speed in the completion of the 21 projects underway in the six municipalities of our region,' he said.
He explained that these contracts have a degree of physical and financial execution in the order of 60 and 58 percent, stating that many projects included in this program only started in 2022.
'We are going to terminate six contracts with some construction companies for non-compliance with contractual deadlines. They received money from the state and practically did nothing,' said the governor, adding that the local government's legal office is oriented to take these companies to court.
With an area of 40,130 km2, the province of Zaire has an estimated population of more than 600 thousand inhabitants, spread over six municipalities, 25 communes and 711 villages. JL/DOJ
