Installation of water distribution points in settlements that are supplied by tanker trucks, the construction of wells and opening up new sources are some of the measures taken in the province of Guantanamo to mitigate the effects of drought.
Installation of water distribution points in settlements that are supplied by tanker trucks, the construction of wells and opening up new sources are some of the measures taken in the province of Guantanamo to mitigate the effects of drought.
The control to centers considered high consumers such as General Hospital increases as well as confronting illegalities regarding installing hydrants in the network without proper authorization.
A new aqueduct was also built in the community of Hector Infante, one of the most affected in the municipality of Manuel Tames, where it is foreseen the installation of three kilometers of pipeline from the channel of the Yarey with a pumping station, actions that will be definitive solutions.
The engineer Jorge Luis Cobas Vidal, director of the provincial Water and Sewage Company, said the operation of 13- km-wate network from Faustino Pérez dam to the city of Guantanamo, eliminates leaks reducing to a 50% fresh water losses.
In Guantanamo province more than 17 800 people in some 65 settlements today lack water and are supplied alternatively, requiring extreme hygiene and sanitary measures to prevent diarrheal diseases.
Translation: Liubis Balart Martínez