Boumerdès Invests 150 Billion Centimes in Beach Development for Summer Season

As the summer season approaches, the Boumerdès province is accelerating its preparations, with a significant investment of 150 billion centimes (1.5 billion dinars) dedicated to enhancing its coastal offerings. Wali Fouzia Naâma has personally inspected key sites, such as the Zemmouri beach development, emphasizing the need for timely completion to ensure a warm welcome for visitors.

This ambitious program encompasses 39 distinct operations, including the creation of eight "model beaches." These designated areas will be equipped with essential amenities such as parking facilities, green spaces, playgrounds, accessible pathways for individuals with special needs, first-aid stations, and modern sanitary facilities. At the provincial capital, authorities are engaged in a race against time to finalize these projects before the season officially begins. One significant undertaking involves the development of a 1.3 km stretch of the waterfront, with an allocation of over 15 billion centimes for beautification, improved public lighting, and the repair of degraded alleyways, all aimed at attracting more tourists.

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Nous avons bénéficié de huit opérations, la principale porte sur l’aménagement du front de mer sur une longueur de 1,3 km

However, the progress is not uniform across the province. In Corso, a popular summer destination, preparations appear to be stalled due to a lack of funding, despite persistent deficiencies on its beaches. This disparity highlights the challenges in ensuring consistent development across all coastal areas. Furthermore, while the province's coastline draws millions of visitors annually, its hotel capacity remains a bottleneck, with only 23 establishments offering a total of 7,600 beds. This has led to a reliance on private home rentals.

To address the accommodation shortage, there's a push to revive tourism investments. Although the local tourism directorate has approved over 50 projects for hotels and tourist residences, many are delayed by administrative hurdles and issues with land-use planning for tourist zones. These stalled projects represent a missed opportunity to add approximately 7,000 more beds and create over 3,000 jobs. The article implicitly calls for the swift removal of these obstacles to unlock the region's full tourism potential.

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Aucun budget n’a été alloué à cet effet, et ce, malgré les carences persistantes sur nos plages