H.M. the King launches the "Riad" operation in Mediouna for the benefit of 8,400 households for a cost of 1.1 billion dirhams

His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, proceeded on Monday in the rural commune of Sidi Hajjaj Oued Hassar (Mediouna province) to the launch of the construction works for the "Riad" operation for the relocation of nearly 8,400 shanty town households in the Greater Casablanca region.Mobilising investments of more than 1.1 billion dirhams, the "Riad" operation, carried by the "Al Omrane" and "Idmaj Sakane" groups, is an integral part of the programme for the resorption of shanty towns in the Greater Casablanca region launched by the Sovereign on 07 April 2011.This project, which covers a total area of 175 ha, is part of the efforts made to improve the living conditions of a large segment of the region's population, but also to revive the prevention policy intended to contain the scourge of insalubrious housing and, consequently, to improve the urban landscape of the metropolis.…