Nanoro: The NGO Res Publica, in collaboration with local populations, officially launched the rehabilitation work on the Nazoanga culvert on Monday. This strategic infrastructure, linking the village to the main town of the commune of Nanoro, will benefit from a facelift at a total cost of 40 million FCFA.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the ordeal faced by users of the Nazoanga-Nanoro section is about to become a thing of the past. Built in 2002, the Nazoanga culvert was in a state of advanced disrepair, causing numerous accidents that have claimed the lives of at least eight people in recent years.

The renovation project, with a total cost of approximately 40 million FCFA, is the result of an exemplary partnership. The NGO Res Publica provides 87% of the funding, while local communities, in a spirit of endogenous development, contribute 13%.

For Nourou Guiguemde, President of the Special Delegation (PDS) of Nanoro, this intervention responds to an urgent request from the local population. He commended the NGO's ongoing commitment to the education, health, and agriculture sectors, while urging the beneficiaries to support the project for its long-term sustainability.

According to Etienne Wambi Kafando, representative of the chief of Nanoro (Naaba Karfo), the emergency had been reported and "recently, the state of the causeway caused an ambulance evacuating a pregnant woman to the CMA of Nanoro to overturn," to justify the general relief.

The executive director of the NGO Res Publica, Salam Ouedraogo, emphasized that this initiative is part of a collaboration spanning more than two decades. By adopting a participatory model, the NGO hopes that the local communities will take ownership of the infrastructure.

From a technical standpoint, Mahamoudou Diallo, head of the company ECODI SARL, explained that the structure, 50 meters long and 6 meters wide, will be elevated to facilitate water drainage and pedestrian access. He pledged to deliver high-quality work within 45 days.

Beyond road safety, this rehabilitation will boost the local economy by facilitating access to agricultural production areas, both during the rainy and dry seasons. "It's a source of pride because the deterioration of this road has caused too many deaths," concluded Marcel Kientega, president of the Village Development Committee (CVD).