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SANTO DOMINGO. - The Environment and Natural Resources Ministry began demolishing the shanties within the Duarte highway’s ecological corridor protected area.
Environment ministerJaime David Fernandez said deadlines have been given to the squatters in those lands and also told they were in violation of the law.
He said contrary to what was perceived, there’s been little resistance on the part of the occupants, who’ve been mostly receptive. “For three weeks with the permanent operation to de-shanty the Duarte highway we’ve managed reclaim the ecological corridor. It’s due to the weakness of many institutions that people were occupying spaces, but that is already being remedied.”
The official said since 1975 a law and decrees state that there must be a clear, 50-meter swath along rural highways.
“We little by little will enforce those laws and decrees because somehow as the zone becomes more and more sprawled, more accidents happen and there’s more pollution. Those people have cleared all those trees that we planted with the Quisqueya Verde plan,” he said in reference to a reforestation effort began in 1997.
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Lets see if he has the testicular fortitude to remove the rich and powerful squatters as well!
he already did that to some extend:
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/....ls-named-in-Santiago-land-scandal
Generals do not count the serve at the pleasure of. I mean Bisonos, Grullons, Corripios, Cardinal Nicky the real power elites!
Hurray for the best minister Jaime David Fernandez who is someone that really cares who really takes their job seriously.
If we had 10 more like him that go outside into the real world and effect changes, instead of sitting in their big butt and "looking good" things will surely get a lot better in DR.
Are you still hearing voices?
As for those "shanties", they are located in dangerous places and should be moved. Unfortunately, it is the most unfortunate of people who build and occupy those shanties. They have neither the means to go elswhere nor the ability to better themselves. The government needs to help find alternatives, not just destroy and wait for the next batch. Good luck to those unfortunates who will soon be homeless.
Imagine what could have been done with the $US 700, 000, 000 million to address the affordable housing shortage in DR, which is a priority, as opposed to the METRO which is figuratively and literally stuck in MUD!