Bamenda II Council Lays Foundation Stone For Low Cost Houses
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| First Assistant SDO for Mezam Soubo Rene Performing Foundation Laying Rituals |
By Raymond Dingana
The Bamenda II Council has embarked on the construction of 13 Social Lodging at the Ntambag neighbourhood in the Municipality which will be rented out to low income earners should they be completed in the next 18 months.
The foundation stone laying rituals for the low cost housing project and the rehabilitation of passage road to the project site which will see the Labour Intensive Appraoch also known as HIMO taking center stage were performed by the First Assistant Senior Divisional Officer SDO for Mezam in the person of Soubo Rene, Thursday March 30,2023.
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| Mayor Peter Chenwi Of Bamenda II Council |
According to the Mayor of Bamenda II, the project worth more than 300 Million FCFA when complete within the 18 months time frame will go a long way to salvage the housing problems faced by the population especially Internally Displaced Persons,IDPs.
The 13 low cost houses when completed will change the lives of the people many of whom have been displaced by the Anglophone Crisis. We are so greatful that Bamenda II was selected amongst the many that were earmarked,
Mayor Chenwi said.
The Bamenda II council was among some councils in the country selected to benefit from public funding for the construction of social housing and shops under the High Labor Intensity Approach (HIMO). The council had reached a deal with the Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT) inYaounde to that effect.
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I invite all those involved with the implementation of this important project to fully and sincerely play their necessary role and work in close synergy so as to achieve the expected results. We must leave aside the deep division of personal believes,interests and conviction to take up this challenge and ensure that this project is carried out accordingly inline with the HIMO approaches,
said the SDO at the foundation stone laying.
The HIMO approach requires the use of raw material and local labour in the implementation of projects, the HIMO project coordinator in MINEPAT who was present at the ceremony said.
Labour Based Approach also known as HIMO means we use local material and labour to build our houses and roads and the advantages are enormous. The houses will be very good and the project is expected to create 185 direct jobs and young persons will be trained. When we employ the HIMO approach, cost will also drop,
explained Mr.Kouatcho who is HIMO project coordinator in MINEPAT.
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| Mr.Kouatcho who is HIMO project coordinator In MINEPAT. |
Bamenda for some time now has been so used to foundation stone laying ceremonies with many of them ending at the level of the ceremonies.
Examples of such projects include the Referral Hospital and Low Cost housing facility in Mile 6,Nkwen Bamenda amonsgt others whose works ended prematurely with no one knowing when works will resume.
Reacting to the recent ceremony to lay another foundation stone, many expressed the wish to start attending enuguration ceremonies of development projects.
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