Moroccan anti-unhealthy housing agency projects building 142,000 houses in 2003

The Moroccan agency for the control of unhealthy housing (ANHI) is planning to carry out this year around 214 operations for the construction of 142,000 housing units for the benefit of 2 million inhabitants.

The agency that convened its administrative board on Wednesday, says the "ambitious program" is worth 5.78 billion DH (around US$ 578 million). Out of the 214 projected operations, 89 consist of replacing slums and 60 ones will seek to restructure clandestine housing. As part of the same program, there will be14 projects of low-cost housing and 43 promotional projects.

The project aims to double the production of low-cost housing and reduce the housing deficit for the benefit of low-income people.

In 2003, the pace of relocating slums inhabitants will go from 2,000 to 6,000 units to reach an average of 12,000 units between 2003 and 2007.

Of the agency performance in 2002, it was announced that 186 operations were carried out, with 121,450 housing units, to the benefit of 1.7 million inhabitants, for a total investment of 5.1 billion DH (about US$ 510 million).