Minister for Local Government, Housing and Community Development Premila Kumar says Municipal Council infrastructure projects have a vital role to play in Fiji’s economic recovery.
Her comments came at the Nadi Chamber of Commerce New Year Social event in Nadi last night.
According to the Fijian Government, Minister Kumar stressed that the pandemic presents many challenges for the Municipalities – challenges very similar to what other businesses are experiencing.
“The biggest building blocks for our cities and towns are not concrete, but the people. COVID-19 pandemic has re-emphasized that our main resource, as societies and as businesses, is our people,” she said.
“Our Teams of Special Administrators, across Fiji, have developed 35 projects, which are now at different stages of development. Municipal Council projects whether it be parks, town beautification, an E-hub, a decentralised transport hub, car parking stations, recycling facilities, markets or market infrastructure, must be equitably distributed across the country,” she added.
