Albanian Government Council of Ministers

The town of Thumane, the worst-hit area by the powerful earthquake on Nov 26 last year, is being rebuilt on entirely new foundations. The post-earthquake reconstruction process in the area is underway with implementation of the project on construction of new residential neighbourhood there, where construction of the apartment buildings, the public services institutions is set to begin after new single-family homes and the school are already taking shape.

Prime Minister Edi Rama today visited the reconstruction site recently launched in Thumane, where individual private homes are combined in harmony with the space where new school and the apartment buildings are being constructed. 

“It is a great combination with the private homes on our right and the apartment buildings on the left. The project includes also the contribution provided by Bexhet Pacollit and it envisages also construction of sports grounds and schools to become a whole new residential area,” the Minister of Reconstruction Arben Ahmetaj explained.

The work to construct the new school kicked off less than two months ago. “The construction process began 50 days ago and is advancing rapidly,” Kruja Mayor Artur Bushi said speaking about the new educational facility that will host more than 300 pupils once complete.

Providing information on the progress of the reconstruction process in Kruja, Mayor Bushi said that designing of the project will complete in next few days and the relevant procedures to launch the construction contracts will ensue. “Due changes have been already made to address all the social problems we faced previously,” he added.

Construction of the new apartment buildings is set to begin very soon in Thumana after the required procedures have already completed. “Work to construct the apartment buildings will begin soon after the projects and the relevant procedures have completed and the contracts are now being signed with the wining operators. In the meantime, preparations are underway to complete procedures for the reconstruction projects with the United Arab Emirates in Durres and in Spitalle. The infrastructure project has already completed in Spitalle. The Albanian Development Fund will complete the tender procedures for the construction of the infrastructure next week, while companies that will be authorized by Abu Dhabi will work to construct the apartment buildings blocs. A total of 36.000 quake-affected families are entitled to benefit under the reconstruction process in 11 municipalities,” Ahmetaj said.

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