Banwa: The High Commissioner of Banwa Province, Sanfi©nal© Joseph Sirima, launched on Saturday in Solenzo, in the presence of several hundred people, the ‘Faso Barra’ operation, the aim of which is to cultivate a sense of patriotism through public service work.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the High Commissioner urged the daughters and sons of the province to join the local initiative to fill the potholes and ravines on the Regional Road (RR) No. 24 which links Solenzo to Koundougou. Several hundred people, including women, men, and young people, gathered on Solenzo Kouka Road in Koundougou to demonstrate their patriotism and love for Banwa Province.
With a few shovelfuls, Mr. Sirima launched Operation Faso Barra, which consists of repairing roads while awaiting emergency maintenance by the Ministry of Infrastructure. While some followed dump trucks to bring back soil and wild stones from the bush, others scattered the earth already dumped on the road by tricycles.
Transport companies in the town of Solenzo cancelled all trips for the day and transported groups of people along the road from Solenzo to Gnassoumadougou, in order to support the inhabitants of the various villages on the RR 24 axis who are also mobilized for the success of this operation. The areas of the road that are considerably degraded and difficult to use during the rainy season have been filled with stones.
“You know that we take this road every day and today we must unite to do some of the work ourselves while waiting for the State to come and help us,” said the High Commissioner, who welcomed the mobilization. “When we see the mobilization, we can say that all of Solenzo came out for a single cause, that of the road which is our common road, so let us get to work tirelessly and tomorrow will be better,” said Mr. Sirima.
Between laughter and chatter, over the course of shovels and pickaxes, sweat flowed over several kilometers of clearing. Vehicles stuck in the mud blocking the road were towed and the area cleared. The work was completed around 12:00 p.m. According to the provincial high commissioner, this operation will continue every Saturday morning until all the holes are filled.