Wilson Lima and David Almeida announce around BRL 100 million for water and sewage

Investments

“United to improve the quality of life of the people”, highlighted the mayor about the action

Manaus (AM) – Governor Wilson Lima (UB) and Mayor David Almeida (Avante) announced investments of around R$ 100 million to expand water supply and sewage network coverage in Manaus. This Tuesday (16), the state manager signed a Term of Technical Cooperation, together with the Manaus City Hall and the Águas de Manaus concessionaire to carry out the works, which will benefit more than 8,100 families in the south and east zones. from Manaus.

48 kilometers of sewage network and six pumping stations will be installed, connected to a Sewage Treatment Station, which will be built in an area donated by the Government of Amazonas. More than 6,800 homes will now have sewage collection and treatment facilities. Investments in water supply will serve more than 1,300 households.

“This is important because we are advancing on an agenda that is very expensive for Brazil and, above all, for the Amazon, which is the issue of basic sanitation. We have an immediate impact on the health issue, especially for children and the elderly”,

said the governor of Amazonas, Wilson Lima.

“I want to thank you, Governor, on behalf of the population of the city of Manaus, for your look at the city, your look towards the well-being of those who live in the great metropolis of Manaus, the capital of the Amazon. We are united to improve the quality of life of the people of the city of Manaus”,

said the mayor of Manaus, David Almeida.

Prosamin+

The basic sanitation works announced today are included in the Social and Environmental Program of Manaus and Interior (Prosamin+) and will cover the entire area covered by the program – in the stretch of Igarapé do Quarenta, which begins near the return loop of the avenue Manaus 2000, in the Japiim neighborhood, in the south zone, to the Sharp Community, in the east zone.

The head of the State Secretariat for Urban and Metropolitan Development, Marcellus Campêlo, spoke about the importance of the project. “This agreement will guarantee that the city of Manaus will receive the water and sewage works that will be carried out through Prosamin+. The State will build six pumping stations and will connect this structure to a sewage station that will be built by the concessionaire on land donated by the Government of Amazonas”.

In addition to specifying the area covered by sanitation works, the Term of Technical Cooperation also provides for the creation of the Prosamin+ State Fund for Basic Sanitation.

“When we talk about sanitation we are talking about prevention over corrective health. It’s acting at the end, it’s acting to not proliferate diseases. Without a doubt, sanitation is the biggest investment that can be made for the environment, for guaranteeing the future of the environment”,

highlighted Diego Dal Magro, CEO of Águas de Manaus.

The term includes the Special Projects Management Unit (UGPE), which coordinates Prosamin+ actions and is part of the structure of the State Secretariat for Urban and Metropolitan Development (Sedurb); the Águas de Manaus concessionaire; and the Regulatory Agency for Delegated Public Services of the Municipality (Agemam).

The term was signed during an inspection of the construction works of a road complex on Avenida Governador José Lindoso (Avenida das Torres) and Rua Barão do Rio Branco, Parque das Laranjeiras neighborhood, south-central zone of Manaus.

*With advisory information

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