La Paz, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) The reconstruction plan for the areas affected by natural disasters in Bolivia will incorporate a medium-term development strategy, the Development Planning Minister, Viviana Caro said today.

According to Claro, "all the ministeries, the cabinet, are working on a plan not only for rehabilitation, but also to have a medium-term strategy so that productive activities in the affected regions can benefit".

In statements to the radio station Red Patria Nueva, the Minister assured that resources will be available to implement this plan in the affected areas and explained that this medium-term strategy will seek "a development with prevention incorporating criteria regarding these weather events".

"We are making negotiations, the review and estimates to determine the necessary resources, as requested by our President Evo Morales", emphasized the Minister, and she said that the re-construction plan includes the execution of works, financing, and the implementation of sustainable development programs.

Among those works, Caro highlighted the construction of dams to prevent floods, important for the populations of the Amazon region, who suffered most from the rains of recent weeks.