Angolan Government authorised Thursday the construction of 1,500 social homes to rehouse families in a situation of social vulnerability resident in urban district of Zango - Zango 3 and Zango 5, in Luanda.

The Angolan head of State, João Lourenço, authorised a global amount of 75.7 million to build residences for those families in precarious conditions, imminent risk of outbreaks, endemic diseases of all kinds, according to an Order published on the Government Portal.

The Order states that the contract for the preparation of the project and coordination of the contract is equivalent to 2.4 million in Kwanzas .

For the works inspection contract, the Executive will spend a global amount, in kwanzas, equivalent to 1.7 million.

The Minister of Public Works, Urbanism and Housing has been delegated the competence for the approval of the parts of the Emergency Contracting Procedure, based on material criteria, as well as for the verification of the validity and legality of all the acts carried out.

The Minister of Finance must secure the necessary financial resources for the implementation of the contracts, as well as the registration of projects in the Public Investment Programme (PIP).

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)