Situation

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CONSTITUTION

The  District Council of Black River comprises of 13 Village Councils namely:

Village Council   Budget 2013
     
Richelieu   137,500
Petite Rivière   225,500
Albion   121,000
Gros Cailloux   128,000
Bambous   251,500
Cascavelle   141,500
Flic en Flac   157,500
Tamarin   132,000
Grande Rivière Noire   124,500
Case Noyale   110,000
La Gaulette   131,500
Chamarel   120,000
Le Morne   97,500
     
     
     

INFRASTRUCTURE

ROADS

The District is connected mainly to Quatre Bornes and Port Louis by a Highway which together with all the other Main Roads are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. The secondary roads are being taken care of by the District Council. Almost all roads have been provided with street lighting.

ELECTRICITY, WATER AND SEWERAGE

All households have access to electricity and treated water (with perhaps the exception of only a few for specific reasons). Only a few localities are connected to the sewerage network. Government is planning to extend the network to the other areas shortly.

COMMUNICATION

Private and public telephones are available in all the villages and are very accessible. At least 2 out of 5 households possess a mobile phone. I.T is making its way rapidly into the villages. Many households have now computers and can be connected to the Internet. However the use of fax is mostly limited to businesses and offices.

TRANSPORT

About 30% of the households have their own means of transport (cars, vans, 4×4 etc.). Some use motor or auto cycles. Bicycles are used mostly for errands within the village. Others use the public transport – buses and taxi cars. There are also some contract cars and buses.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

SECONDARY

Government secondary schools (colleges) – 2 in Bambous and1 in La Gaulette.

PRIMARY

There are 14 Government and 4 RCA primary schools in the District Council area.

PRE-PRIMARY

In most of the primary schools there are pre-primary classes and in each village there is a number of privately owned such schools as well as nurseries.

TECHNICAL

There are two institutions, one at Bambous and the other at Case Noyale.

TERTIARY

As far as tertiary education is concerned, students have to seek seats outside the district i.e. at the University of Mauritius (Réduit) and the University of Technology of Mauritius (Pointe aux Sables). There is also one Medical College at Belle Rive,  near Curepipe and one Dental College will be set up shortly. Distance learning is also offered by the MCA (Mauritius College of the Air). Finally many students seek admission in universities in foreign countries, like U.K, France, India, Russia, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Singapore, etc.

PLAYGROUNDS

Football – 16

Volleyball Pitch – 12

Basket Ball – 2

Petanque – 6

Tennis Court – 1

Handball Court – 1

INDOOR GAMES

Domino, carrom, cards, table tennis, pool, scrabble, badminton etc. are being practised in the Village Halls, Community and Youth Centres. Karaté, boxing, wrestling, judo are also popular in the villages.

HEALTH SERVICES

Community Health Hospital – 1 at Grande Rivière Noire (Yves Cantin)

Area Health Centres – 6

Health Office – 1 at Bambous

OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES

Banks (ATM Services) – 4 at Grande Rivière Noire, Tamarin, Flic en Flac and Bambous

Post Offices – 6

Social Security Offices – 2

Central Electricity Board Sub Offices – 2

–  at La Mivoie, Tamarin

– and Royal Road, Bambous

Police Stations – 4 (Petite Rivière, Albion, Bambous, Flic en Flac, and Grande Rivière Noire)

PLACES OF WORSHIP

Catholic Churches – 13

Shivala (Hindu Temples) – 4

Tamil Temples – 5

Marathi Temples – 2

Mosques – 10