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The minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation Juan Sarmiento, announced that 3,000 houses will start to be built in November in Ica, Pisco and Chincha, areas affected by the August 15 2007 earthquake. These houses will be delivered to their owners in six or eight months.
“We have made a package of 3,000 houses, which construction will start in November, and we have delivered a 56 million soles family,” he told Canal N.
He said the works will be developed by private enterprises, developed in eight months, but delivered in six months.
The minister also said new Police stations will start to be built in November 15 in Ica and will be finished by March 2010.
He said that though sanitation works are being delayed, the Ministry is taking all possible measures to finish them in the planned schedule.
“We are updating when the works were started and when they will be finish, we are going to supervise the progress,” he stated.
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