the King launches the strategic plan of integrated and sustainable development of the province of Kenitra

Kenitra – His Majesty King Mohammed VI conducted Tuesday in Kenitra, the launch of the strategic plan of integrated and sustainable development of the province (2015-2020), with a budget of almost 8.4 billion dirhams (billion dirhams).

On this occasion, Ms. Zineb El Adaoui, Wali of Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen region, governor of the province of Kenitra delivered an address to His Majesty the King in which she highlighted the broad outlines of the plan developed in accordance with high royal guidelines for the development of different cities and urban centers of the Kingdom in a coherent and balanced vision.

Based on an innovative approach in terms of transversality, integration and coherence of public interventions, structuring scheme aims to support the urban and demographic development of the province, strengthen its economic positioning, improve the living conditions of its inhabitants and preserve its environment.

The plan also seeks to exploit the achievements in the province, supporting the advanced regionalization policy, the upgrading of rural areas, improving the socio-cultural and sports facilities in the province, the strengthening of the viaire frame, promotion of human development indicators and the development of tourist attractiveness of the resorts, Mehdia and Moulay Bousselham, while ensuring the protection of the environment.

This strategic plan is not just about the capital of the province, but the different territorial components thereof. It focuses on five main areas, namely the integrated urban development plan and sustainable city of Kenitra, integrated urban development plan and sustainable city Souk El Arba El Gharb, the integrated development plan sustainable seaside resorts Mehdia and Moulay Bousselham, the support plan development of rural municipalities within the province of Kenitra (Arbaoua, Lalla Mimouna, Sidi Allal Tazi, El Mougrane, Ouled Slama, Souk El Gharb Tlat Sidi Mohamed Lahmar , Benmansour, Dlalha) and the upgrade plan and requalification of the road network.

In addition to these areas of intervention, two major projects are under study. They concern the creation of an urban center served by the future High Speed ​​Train station and the proposed redevelopment and conversion of the river port of Kenitra.

The President of the Council of the city of Kenitra, Aziz Rabbah, for its part, indicated that the integrated urban development plan and sustainable city of Kenitra (2015-2020) will breathe new life into the city which will be an attractive living space, investment and animation and a pole pioneering and competitive in the future region Rabat-Salé-Kenitra.

This plan, which comes from a participatory approach based on the idea of ​​involving all stakeholders starting with the territorial administration, elected councils, government departments, public institutions and economic operators.

With a total budget of 4.576 billion dirhams, the plan includes the construction of more than 90 projects with the objective of strengthening the basic facilities, urban development of the city, the preservation of the environment, economic development, consolidation of socio-sports facilities, worship and cultural promotion of higher and technical education, in addition to the support of local governance.

HM the King presided on this occasion, the signing ceremony of five agreements on the implementation of the strategic plan of integrated and sustainable development of the province of Kenitra (2015-2020).

The Sovereign, at the same time, launched the project to build a cultural complex in the administrative district of the city of Kenitra (85 million dirhams), part of the strategic plan for integrated and sustainable development of the province.

A partnership between the urban commune of Kenitra and the Ministry of Culture, this space will house a theater with a capacity of 540 seats, workshops, a library, an audio-visual room, a conservatory and all dependencies required for this type of building.

The complex, which will be completed within 30 months, will allow the city of Kenitra and region to have a center dedicated to artistic entertainment and leisure, able to host major cultural events and encourage the emergence of talent, particularly among young people.

Taking advantage of these projects, the province of Kenitra thus adopts an integrated development program, balanced and inclusive allowing it to reach the level of large cities.