The gas connection benefited 644 families living in the mechtas and hamlets of Bnat Athmane, Aziza 1, Aziza 2, Seddari Ouest, Koudia, Lehrarga and Lehbalat, in the commune of Ain Beïda Ahriche.

The operation also saw the connection of 372 inhabitants of the Oued-Drabla mechta in the Ahmed Rachedi commune, and 218 of the Belmane and Dar El Madjdoub mechtas in the Rouached commune.

According to the explanations given to local authorities by Energy Director Nihad Ghennam, at the ceremony to commission the connection of the inhabitants of the Bnat Athmane mechta, the operation to bring gas to these different areas will be completed by the end of the year.tion of these areas required a public investment of over 152 million dinars for a 59.34 km distribution network, with the average cost of a connection estimated at 100.136 dinars.

These new connections have not failed to arouse the deep satisfaction of the beneficiaries, one of whom, Mourad Guendouli, a resident of Bnat Athmane, told APS of his "immense happiness at no longer having to go to the bathroom". Mourad Guendouli, a resident of Bnat Athmane, told APS of his "immense happiness at no longer having to go out in search of butane gas cylinders to cope with the cold, which is particularly intense in this region in winter".

Mr. Guendouli also expressed his gratitude to the public authorities who, he said, had made great efforts to improve the living conditions of the inhabitants of the "zones d'ombre": "We have benefited today from an important project that we have been waiting for for a very long time, and we hope that their efforts will continue so that our other needs will be met through projects that will make our daily lives easier".

Source: www.aps.dz/