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in 2003 an official decree was published by the Lebanese government upon a request from Kafaraka municipality. Unfortunately, the implementation of decree is complicated and the cost is extremely high.
Based on the above information, the Municipal Council decided to split the implementation of the decree into several parts. Three roads were choosen . The municipality of Kafaraka conducted all the necessary legal actions in the years 2017 , 2018 and 2019. In June 2019 and under the patronage of the minister of labour and the minister of social affairs, the mayor of Kafaraka sign an agreement with the International Labour Organization to finance the construction of the three roads. The project is expected to be implemented in August 2019.

After conducting all the necessary legal actions related to the decree of 2003, the municipality of Kafaraka started end of 2018 the construction of the road that links zone Matria and zone Fouk al bir .

The new water network can not conform to Lebanese standards and specifications unless it is connected to a controlled pressure reservoir.
The reservoirs in the Hill of St. Barbara are in very bad condition. We have contacted the ministry of water and energy. The project of rebuilding new reservoirs was accepted.

On the beginning of 2017, Kafaraka municipality solved all the problems related to the legal requirements. The ministry of water and energy completed the site investigation , the geotechnical and engineering studies. The project is currently in the phase of invitation for tender.

On November 2018 , the contractor started pouring concrete for the foundation.

The hydrogeological study showed that the main source of underground water is in the area of Saint Nouhra. The land is owned by the Orthodox Church.The municipality council got the formal approval from the orthodox church for the project. The file was submitted to the ministry of water and energy. On November 2017 ,project was approved by the minister. On December 2017 the project is in the phase of calling for offers.

On 21 November 2018 the drilling of the well started.

The municipality of Kafaraka with the cooperation of North Water Authority repaired and maintained the electrical panel of the water well pump in December 2017. The municipality of Kafaraka is expecting to conduct the test of the pump in the beginning of 2018.

Addresses are important as they give the public a way of locating and referencing properties. The labeling is considered as the mirror of the development of urban communities
The Municipal Council has completed a comprehensive study of the naming and numbering of streets and houses in Kafaraka according to international standards.
The first part includes naming and numbering of the streets was accomplished in October 2017.
The second part includes the numbering of all the buildings in the village will be accomplished by the end of 2019.
The project of street and house numbering aims to organize and facilitate visiting Kafaraka and postal work.

The municipal council supervises the execution of the sewage project in Dahr al Mazraa, Asfoura and Al-Talaa .
As for the other parts in Kafaraka, the municipality studied with experts from the Ministry of Energy and water, the condition of the actual sewage networks. In summary the majority of the sewage network doses not conform to Lebanese standards and specifications. The study expects that the most of the existing networks will become sources of unpleasant odors and insects in a period not exceeding five years
Accordingly, the municipality of Kafaraka undertook a comprehensive study to modernize the sewage network in the town. The Ministry of water and energy approved the plan prepared by the municipality. The project includes the entire network in the village and the valleys. We expect in the near future to start the executing of the project scientifically and correctly.
Our expectation is to solve the problem of the waste water for the coming 50 years.

The execution of the work started on May 2018 and we expected to be finished by the end of the year

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The Municipality has prepared a complete and detailed project for the construction of playgrounds for children in the town. Unfortunately, the municipality does not own any lands for implementing the project. A discussion is opened with the Orthodox Church to implement it in the plot of Saint Nouhra.
The file and request were submitted , noting that the UNICEF showed some interest about supporting the project.

The municipality of Kafaraka got the agreement from the church and the implementation of the project started in June 2018

According to the US Federal Highway administration, roundabouts are becoming more popular based on the opportunities to improve safety and increase intersection’s operational efficiency. The advantage of the concept is that, while avoiding car accidents , it will allow heavy trucks to cross through the roundabout. Based on this information and in order to improve the traffic control and minimize the accidents by reducing the intersection points to eight instead of 32 at the entrance of Kafaraka, the municipality of Kafaraka decided to replace the existing old traffic light by a new roundabout. In addition to that a second new roundabout will be constructed on the entrance of Saint Nouhra church. The municipality sent the design of the project to the ministry of public work and transportation to take the official permit to conduct the project