Coahuila: Manolo Jiménez launches social works program with an investment of 1.5 billion pesos

With the presence of state and municipal authorities, the official launch of the "Obras Sociales a Pasos de Gigante" program took place this Monday. This program includes an investment of more than 1.5 billion pesos to implement projects in Coahuila's 38 municipalities.

During the event, held in Monclova, Governor Manolo Jiménez Salinas announced that the works will focus primarily on improving basic infrastructure in neighborhoods, barrios, and ejidos. Projects are planned for drinking water, drainage, electricity, roofs, buildings, plazas, and schools, among others.

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According to the president, the program seeks to bring development equitably to all regions of the state, as he promised during his campaign . He also highlighted the coordinated participation of mayors from different parties, which he described as a demonstration of unity working for the well-being of the people of Coahuila.

“The fact that we are all here is a sign to the people of Coahuila that, regardless of party affiliation, we are all working as a team here for the state and all its municipalities,” he said.

In his speech, Gabriel Elizondo Pérez , general coordinator of the Mejora Coahuila program, noted that the announced projects are the result of a joint planning exercise between the state and municipal governments, taking into account the needs expressed by citizens.

For his part, the mayor of Monclova, Carlos Villarreal Pérez, expressed his gratitude for the municipality's choice to launch this program and reiterated his willingness to collaborate with the state government on social development projects.

In addition to the public works program, the governor referred to other strategies implemented by his administration, such as the egg and milk food program, the Improvement Markets, the Great Title Deed Program, and the Popular Health Card, among others.

At the same event, the economic impact of the closure of Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) in the Centro-Desert and Carbonífera regions was acknowledged, and the state government's commitment to the reactivation of these areas was reiterated.

Finally, the event was attended by state officials, legislators, business representatives, and citizens, who witnessed the formal launch of the program.