The Minister of Housing, Urban Planning, and the City, Mohamed Tarek Belaribi, traveled Wednesday to Jijel to directly monitor victim assistance operations and track progress on restoring damaged infrastructure, according to a ministry statement released Wednesday.
This site visit follows the completion of various arrangements and protocols established by his ministry under directives aimed at ensuring rapid, effective handling of wildfire damage across several provinces.
On the ground, Belaribi committed to personally supervising implementation measures and ensuring their completion within set deadlines. His mission specifically focuses on rehabilitation progress for damaged housing units and restoring affected educational facilities. The minister also supervised final stages of victim compensation processes, aiming to guarantee prompt application processing and benefit distribution. Priority is placed on rapid execution as authorities deploy resources to support families suffering material losses from the fires.
During the trip, the minister met with engineers from the National Building Control Organization (CTC). They detailed assessment methodologies for impacted structures, along with diagnostic procedures and proposed technical restoration solutions. Belaribi examined field challenges directly and reviewed proposals offered by technical teams. According to the ministry, several recommendations require immediate implementation to meet strict rehabilitation timelines.
This direct presence reflects the Housing Ministry’s push to transition swiftly from damage evaluation to active repair and reconstruction, utilizing close monitoring across heavily affected areas. In Jijel, the main priority remains accelerating repairs to homes and public infrastructure while ensuring financial relief reaches victims as scheduled, particularly with the upcoming school year approaching rapidly.