For six months, the traders of Casablanca’s Salmia scrapyard have lived with a demolition and relocation operation. They are to move to a new site near the Médiouna landfill, but the land set aside for them has not yet been developed. The wait is already weighing on business at the well-known used-auto-parts market, where foot traffic has dropped and sales have slowed.
The operation began in mid-April, when demolition started at Hay Salmia. The aim is to free up land for the extension of the Tessema stadium. Officials have also spoken of a sports complex and a multi-specialty hospital on the site. Salmia is the country’s largest used-parts market and supports thousands of traders and craftsmen.
Authorities promised replacement plots in the province of Médiouna. About twenty hectares of a 265-hectare site have been reserved at Mejjatia, along the Taddart road. Officials say the land must be fully ready before the transfer begins, and that this depends on finalizing an agreement and completing the works.
Traders have said they are willing to move, but only to a site equipped to host their activity as Salmia was. Press reports have described the process as confusing, with contradictory information and little clarity on how the transfer will work.
I based this on the excerpt in your screenshot plus other Le360 and press reports, since I couldn’t see the rest of that article. Check the latest on the move date against the full piece before publishing. I can adjust the length or tone.
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