Chinese Government provides grant for Malanville Reclamation Area Protective Dike Rehabilitation Project

In 2006, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) provided a grant to the Government of Benin for the Malanville Reclamation Area Protective Dike Rehabilitation Project. The monetary value of the grant is unknown. This project involved rehabilitation of a protective dike in the Malanville reclamation area to support a set of rice plots. MOFOCM selected China Railway Fifth Bureau (Group) Co., Ltd. as the contractor responsible for implementation on 27 November, 2006; however, the project was already under preparation as of 29 September, 2005. As of 28 September, 2007 this project was undergoing implementation. A project handover ceremony took place on 29 August, 2008 and construction reportedly took 14 months. The protective dike is 5,812.6 meters long.

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The Chinese project title is 贝宁马朗维尔垦区防洪堤维修项目 or 马朗维尔垦区防洪堤修复工程. The French project title is Protection du Périmètre Malanville or La Digue de Protection aux périmètres rizicoles de Malanville.

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