Azua, Dominican Republic.- President Leonel Fernandez had a busy agenda in the country’s south region yesterday, cutting the ribbon on two apartment complexes and a hydroelectric in this province.

The apartments, located in Sabana Yegua, were assigned to 64 victims of the storms Olga and Noel, and to 72 families in the village El Carrizal.

National Housing Institute (Invi) director Alma Fernandez said the 136 apartments were built at a cost RD$124.1 million.

In his tour of the southern region, the chief executive also turned on the machine bought by the government to dig the 13 kilometer tunnel for the Palomino hydroelectric dam near San Juan de la Maguana.

Fernandez also cut the ribbon for the start of operation of the hydroelectric at Magueyal, Azua, which will generate 3.2 megawatts.