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$1.4 million budget for reconstruction of three schools destroyed by Hurricane Otto in 2016
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The National Emergency Commission announced the reconstruction of three schools in the districts of Upala*, La Cruz*, and Los Chiles* in the northern zone of the country. Hurricane Otto destroyed them in November 2016. The investment will be approximately $1,493,202.
The reconstruction of these schools, where 129 children studied, is part of the decree created to address emergencies caused by the hurricane. The new schools building will be financed as part of a larger fund of $2,597,175 that was raised during the “I was born in this country” campaign, organized by the Repretel television. The campaign also had the support of the Bank of Costa Rica.
"The new schools will have elementary classrooms and preschool classrooms with an internal bathroom, restrooms, and dining room, among other facilities," said the Commission in its statement.
The Ministry of Education announced that it will begin the process of hiring the company that will be in charge of the building of the three schools. They estimate seven more months for construction.
Children should be able to return to study in 2020, four years after the previous school buildings were destroyed by the hurricane.
On July 2018, as AM. Costa Rica previously reported, through the
joint work of the National Emergency
Commission, the Ministry of Public
Works and Transportation and the Costa
Rican Electricity Institute, announced the
damage to Guanacaste from Hurricane
Otto, was almost 100 percent
repaired.
According to the authorities some 27 structures in Bagaces and La
Cruz have been reconstructed in their
totality. Five other
structures will be completed in
August 2018.
Bagaces, La Cruz, Corredores, Pococí
and Upala were the cantons most
affected by Hurricane Otto in November
2016.
"In Bagaces, we are finishing roads,
bridges and interventions in rivers,
while in La Cruz there are only two
groups of roads that are in the final
phase, as well as three bridges," said
Ignacio Arguedas, of the general
project coordination of the Electrical
Institute.
The president of the emergency
commission, Alexander Solis, said that
the oversight of the electrical
institute has guaranteed an effective
execution of works that have benefited
many communities impacted by the
emergency.
The workers of the Costa Rican
Electricity Institute managed to
rebuild roads, five bridges, and eight
problematic river areas in Bagaces.
Based on the institute's latest
report, the roads pending completion
La Cruz are already at 90 percent
while the three remaining bridges are
75 percent complete.
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