TIRANA, July 29/ATA/- The budget made available for the reconstruction program following the strong earthquake of November 26 last year has reached 34 billion ALL, the Albania’s Minister of Finance and Economy, Anila Denaj announced on Wednesday.
Reconstruction work is going ahead at a fast pace and almost all of its programs have been launched, including the construction of individual and collective housing, the construction of schools and the construction of infrastructure in the most quake- affected areas.
European Commission has allocated 115 million Euros, 65 million Euros of which are going to build schools damaged by the earthquake, while 50 million Euros will be used in cultural heritage sites damaged by the earthquake.
The project known as “TOKI” with the Turkish government for the construction of 500 houses in Laç is ready and its implementation will soon kick off.
While, a day earlier the Minister of State for Reconstruction, also coordinator of the National Recovery Plan, Arben Ahmetaj, and Swiss Ambassador to Albania, Adrian Maitre signed an agreement on implementation of the financial commitment of 1.3 million euros by the Swiss Confederation program to support the quake-affected families in the municipalities of Shijak and Kurbin.
1200 individual houses by the beginning of September will be in the process of reconstruction by the Albanian Development Fund, while the municipality of Tirana has started reconstruction of the first 50 individual houses in Farka. //a.i/
