{"id":10081,"date":"2018-09-11T07:10:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T07:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=10081"},"modified":"2018-09-12T08:26:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T08:26:08","slug":"the-environment-interior-public-security-and-public-works-ministers-conducted-a-joint-visit-this-september-10-2018-to-see-the-construction-around-the-buterere-wastewater-treatment-center-the-popul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/the-environment-interior-public-security-and-public-works-ministers-conducted-a-joint-visit-this-september-10-2018-to-see-the-construction-around-the-buterere-wastewater-treatment-center-the-popul\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncontrolled constructions around Buterer wastewater management center to be destroyed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Environment, Interior, Public Security and Public Works ministers conducted a joint visit this September 10, 2018 to see the construction around the Buterere wastewater treatment center. The population around fear the possible destruction of their houses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10079\" style=\"width: 497px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10079\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-10079\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/station-Buterere-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"Houses built around Buterere wastewater management center\" width=\"487\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/station-Buterere-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/station-Buterere-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/station-Buterere-600x345.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/station-Buterere.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Houses built around Buterere wastewater management center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>D\u00e9o Guide Rurema, Minister of Environment says the government has set up a commission to study this question. &#8220;We have set up a commission of inquiry to thoroughly analyze the neighboring constructions and see if they have followed the construction standards\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Rurema says the population and surrounding buildings are not safe. &#8220;The waste releases disgusting smells and the area is a flood zone that is not recommended for residence,\u201d he says.<br \/>\nPascal Barandagiye, Minister of the Interior says there is an urgent need to reset the center\u2019s demarcation to protect people\u2019s lives. \u201cWhether or not they had permission to build, the government has the obligation to protect its citizen. The big question here is to know if the neighboring population can live here without risks\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Barandagiye says the population around should not worry because all the decisions that will be taken will be in the population\u2019s favor. \u201cPeople should cooperate with the established commission so as to recover the center\u2019s boundaries\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A woman who lives in the neighborhood fears that the surrounding buildings may be destroyed at any moment. &#8220;Those who have buildings around this center have constructed with the consent of the government. We have official papers. We have not broken any law but our houses may be demolished,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>All the concerned ministries agreed that there is an urgent need to recover Buterere waste management center\u2019s boundaries. The commission was given one week to produce a report about the buildings that are erected around that center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Environment, Interior, Public Security and Public Works ministers conducted a joint visit this September 10, 2018 to see the construction around the Buterere wastewater treatment center. The population around fear the possible destruction of their houses. D\u00e9o Guide Rurema, Minister of Environment says the government has set up a commission to study this question. 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