Algeria allocates 1,900 million dinars for Berriane

Algerian government allocated some 1,900 million dinars to boost development in the southern town of Berriane after it had witnessed violent inter-community clashes over the past year.

• Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia gave instructions to finance minister Abdelkarim Djoudi to allocate 1,900 million dinars and introduce the package in the additional finance law, Echorouk has learnt.
• Damaged facilities will be repaired, stricken families will benefit from new houses, farmers will be compensated and new structures will be established for young people.
• Ouyahia ordered to follow up the implementation of this program and lift all the bureaucratic obstacles.
• A security commission of high ranking police officers led by police national chief Ali Tounsi is investigating the recent Beriane events.
• Notables had asked for the creation of an impartial security commission and expressed their gratitude to Colonel Tounsi when he visited the town last May as part of an assessment mission.