Extensive repair work on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv motor highway has begun, Goldie Myerson, Labor Minister, last night told a press conference. Mrs. Myerson also revealed that work will begin next week on a Tel Aviv-Nathanya highway, on a new network of roads around Jerusalem and on the Semakh-Ein Gev road which will link a number of settlements in north central Israel by main roads.
Mrs. Myerson also revealed that work is under way for the establishment of large industrial plants, including some devoted to basic industry, in the Ramleh-Lydda district. She added that the Ministry of Labor is preparing plans for the creation of industrial centers in various parts of the country. These centers will be with supporting agriculture and housing in order to assist the new immigrant population.
Mrs. Myerson announced that an official of the Labor Ministry was being sent abroad to consult with various governments on various aspects of their social insurance program with a view toward incorporating some of the features in the projected Israeli social insurance set-up. The Labor Minister also told the press conference that it is expected that a plan for social insurance will be presented to the Knesset this November, although it is not expected to go into operation for some time there-after.
Some 800,000 dunams (200,000 acres) of land will be planted with tress in the next four years, Haim Kalpern, director-general of the Agriculture Ministry, told a press conference. The project is expected to employ about 1,000 workers. He contrasted this figure with the 285,000 dunams of forest land which Israel now has.
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