Tizi-Ouzou: 50 Buses Distributed to Communes for School Transportation

In a ceremony held at the Tizi-Ouzou wilaya's honor salon, Algerian officials distributed 50 Mercedes buses with 25 seats each to 50 communes in the region. The event was attended by local parliamentarians, elected officials, and representatives from the Ministry of Interior. The buses, manufactured at a Tiaret factory, cost 33 billion centimes. This initiative aims to enhance school transportation, particularly for students in mountainous areas.

Alongside the bus distribution, five hospitals in Tizi-Ouzou received medical waste treatment equipment, known as banaliseurs, to eliminate hospital waste and prevent infectious diseases. The equipment, costing 5.6 billion centimes, will be used at the EPH hospitals in Larbaâ Nath Irathen, Azazga, Draâ El-Mizan, Tigzirt, and Sbihi Tassadit. The treatment process reduces waste volume by 80% and can be completed within an hour.

The wali of Tizi-Ouzou, Abdelhakim Chater, emphasized the importance of proper waste management and school transportation. He instructed local authorities to maintain and preserve the new buses, which will be used for school transportation. Chater also called on local officials to organize environmental clean-up operations in preparation for the upcoming Yennayer celebration.

The president of the Tizi-Ouzou wilaya's popular assembly, Youcef Aouchiche, congratulated the communes that received buses and hospitals that received medical waste treatment equipment. He expressed hope for additional bus allocations for other communes and wished students a successful academic year. Aouchiche highlighted the assembly's efforts to support the education sector.

The distributed buses were allocated to all communes except those that are chef-lieux de daïra. This initiative is part of the Algerian president's program and the Ministry of Interior's instructions to improve local transportation. The Tizi-Ouzou wilaya has consistently ranked high in academic performance, and officials aim to provide students with better transportation conditions.

As part of the ceremony, the wali installed Mokrane Djouder as the new director of hydraulics, replacing Rachid Hameg, who was promoted to a central director position at the Ministry of Hydraulics and Water Resources. Djouder expressed his honor in taking on the new role and pledged to work towards achieving the sector's objectives.

The Tizi-Ouzou wilaya's health sector also benefits from an incinerator for treating hospital waste, acquired for 180 million dinars, which is used at the CHU. According to the director of public health, Pr Abbès Ziri, the incinerator and banaliseurs work together to effectively manage medical waste in the region.

Key points

• The Algerian government distributed 50 buses and medical waste treatment equipment to improve school transportation and healthcare in Tizi-Ouzou.
• The initiative aims to enhance students' transportation conditions, particularly in mountainous areas, and promote proper waste management.
• The Tizi-Ouzou wilaya has consistently ranked high in academic performance, and officials aim to provide students with better transportation conditions.