By Mohammed Boudhan – HIBAPRESS
On Thursday, January 15, 2026, the governor of Guercif province, accompanied by an official delegation including representatives of local authorities, elected officials, and heads of external services, inaugurated a series of structured development projects. This took place on the occasion of the commemoration of the eighty-second anniversary of the presentation of the document demanding independence, in an initiative that embodies the link between national memory and the continuation of local development.
These projects include, in their first part, the rehabilitation of the drinking water network in a number of neighborhoods in the city of Guercif, including the Choubir neighborhood. The project aims to renovate old pipes, reduce water loss, improve the efficiency of the network, and ensure continuous supply for the benefit of the population, with a financial envelope of approximately 13.5 million dirhams, funded by the Regional Multi-Service Company for the East. In the same context, technical explanations were given about another project to rehabilitate the drinking water network in the city of Guercif, which includes several sections and neighborhoods, with a total cost of approximately 14.5 million dirhams, and aims to improve the quality of services and enhance the efficiency of drinking water distribution.
The governor of the province also launched the work to rehabilitate the entrance to the city of Guercif via the Saca road, which is a structured urban project aimed at improving traffic flow, enhancing road safety, and improving the urban landscape of the city, with a financial envelope of approximately 48.8 million dirhams, and a completion period set at 12 months.
In the same context, the governor of Guercif province supervised the launch of the urban rehabilitation project in the commune of Houara Oulad Rahou, in the province of Guercif, which falls within the urban rehabilitation program for the territorial communities in the rural areas of the Oriental region. This project aims to rehabilitate basic infrastructure by preparing roads and sidewalks, improving access conditions, and strengthening the urban integration of the targeted areas within the organized urban fabric.
The cost of this project is approximately 4.5 million dirhams, with a completion period set at six months, and includes the preparation of approximately 1300 meters of roads, in addition to paving sidewalks, which will improve the living conditions of the local population and enhance the attractiveness of the commune.
On this occasion, the governor of the province emphasized the great importance of these projects in reducing spatial disparities and improving basic infrastructure, calling on the various stakeholders to respect the deadlines and ensure the quality of the implementation, in order to achieve the expected positive impact on the population.
These development projects fall within the framework of the dynamism witnessed by the province of Guercif, which aims to achieve balanced development that includes urban and rural areas, in harmony with the high royal directives, and in response to the aspirations of citizens.
