{"id":482627,"date":"2025-09-12T20:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T00:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/residents-of-the-ozama-and-isabelita-riverbanks-doubt-government-intervention\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T20:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T00:06:08","slug":"residents-of-the-ozama-and-isabelita-riverbanks-doubt-government-intervention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/dominican-news\/residents-of-the-ozama-and-isabelita-riverbanks-doubt-government-intervention\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents of the Ozama and Isabelita riverbanks doubt government intervention"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo, DR.<\/strong> \u2013 The recent presidential decree declaring the recovery of the <strong>Ozama and Isabela rivers<\/strong> to be of <strong>&#8220;high priority&#8221;<\/strong> has generated mixed reactions among residents of the riverside communities.\n\nWhile some maintain hope that, this time, the promises will translate into real improvements, others show skepticism and assure that they have already seen too many announcements without concrete results.\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rios-ozama-e-isabela-contaminacion.jpg\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"148173\">rios-ozama-e-isabela-contaminacion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nIn sectors such as Ensanche Isabelita and Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar, residents acknowledge that President Luis Abinader&#8217;s announcement represents a sign of official interest in the environmental and social problems that have affected them for decades.\n\n<strong>\u201cWe&#8217;ve been waiting for that for years\u2026 It&#8217;s necessary for the community and all sectors like La Zurza, which is the most affected when the river rises,\u201d<\/strong> said Mr. Toribio de la Rosa.\n\nIn Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar and other nearby areas, some remember that previous interventions were unfinished or did not reach the most vulnerable families.\n\n<strong>\u201cI have been living in this same neighborhood for 50 years and from my house to here they have never done anything for this\u2026 We have no hope of that,\u201d<\/strong> stated Luis Alberto Valerio.\n\nThe decree establishes that the Executing Unit for the Redevelopment of Neighborhoods and Environments (URBE) will be responsible for coordinating the works, under the supervision of the Ministry of Environment.\n\nThe plan includes renovating infrastructure, relocating at-risk housing, and ensuring socialization processes with the affected communities.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-12-at-8.01.56-PM-1-1024x575.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533771\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-12-at-8.01.56-PM-1024x575.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533773\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-12-at-8.01.55-PM-1024x575.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533774\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo, DR. \u2013 The recent presidential decree declaring the recovery of the Ozama and Isabela rivers to be of &#8220;high priority&#8221; has generated mixed reactions among residents of the riverside communities. 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