The overall strategy for adjusting the urban situation of greater Casablanca, particularly in the run-up to major events such as the African Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) and the 2030 World Cup, is underway. In Casablanca, a vast sanitation campaign is underway to put an end to uncontrolled construction. The campaign is bearing fruit. The Land Conservation services have taken aerial photographs attesting to numerous urban planning infractions, particularly in agricultural and coastal areas where houses with a garden, depots or even clandestine plastic bag manufacturing factories have been built in complete safety. illegality, reports Al Ahdath Al Maghribia. This gave rise to the deployment of commissions of inquiry from the Ministry of the Interior on the ground. And heads are already rolling.
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The services of the Ministry of the Interior took disciplinary measures, including transfers against bosses, some of whom, particularly in the province of Nouaceur, were notified. Other officials have lost their positions for their involvement in corruption cases linked to housing and town planning. Abdelouafi Laftit’s department is also demanding accountability from governors who allowed the supply of electricity to lawless homes, without the necessary administrative authorizations. Following the dismantling of networks specialized in this sector, numerous auxiliaries of authorities who have abused their prerogatives have been identified, and are awaiting sanctions.
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The ministry also warned of delays in implementing control measures and combating uncontrolled construction. While waiting for other sanctions to be taken, the sanitation campaign is continuing, in particular with the massive use of drones to provide complete and clear maps of the “black spots” of urban planning offenses in the region.
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