The Government has approved over a thousand municipal projects to rebuild the areas devastated by the storm, with a budget of 1.746 billion euros. However, on the ground, work is progressing slowly. The lack of staff in town halls, the increase in the cost of materials, and the difficulties in hiring companies are delaying the recovery of housing and basic services for citizens.
The technical bottleneck: bureaucracy and lack of human resources 🏗️
The problem is not just about budget, but about execution capacity. Small town halls, lacking sufficient municipal technicians, collapse when processing complex projects. Added to this is inflation in steel, concrete, and machinery, which makes tenders more expensive. Many construction companies reject public contracts due to low margins and payment deadlines. The result is a bureaucratic gridlock that turns every repair into a slow and costly process.
Spoiler: money doesn't paint the walls by itself 🎮
It seems the ministry thinks releasing millions is like putting gas in a car to make it run on its own. But the town halls have neither a driver nor a mechanic. So while the money sits in an account, residents keep staring at the rubble. If this were a video game, we'd say they put all the skill points into the bank account and zero into logistics. Mission impossible.