Poverty, unemployment and food shortages will be some of the consequences of the water crisis currently occurring in the region. Piura.
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This was reported by the president of the User Board, Macario Silva, who explained that in the face of the closure of Poechos to provide water to the agricultural sector, the irrigation commissions with their user boards continue to execute the contingency plan with 4-speed motor pumps. , 6 and 8 inches that pump water from drains to the canals to supply the crops that have not been able to be attended to with the flow of the canals. However, the efforts are insufficient and will require state support that has not been provided so far.
“There is no record of a severe crisis due to lack of rain in recent decades and this situation will bring many consequences such as the loss of crops, shortages of food produced in the countryside, unemployment and greater impoverishment of farmers, and even crises with manifestations of protest is involved, so we demand that the Central Government not delay the declaration of emergency any longer due to imminent danger due to the lack of water resources,” said Silva.
The User Board of Middle and Lower Piura represents 19,000 farmers who together manage an area of 36,739 hectares under irrigation.
The main crops that are installed in the area of the User Board are cotton, rice, corn, mango, lemon, grapevine, chili, blueberry, banana, beans, among others.
Macario Silva stated that contributions to Poechos have increased a little, but it is still not enough to overcome the water crisis, which is why they understand that the dam must be closed for other purposes and prioritize the reserve for population consumption, also considering that below At level 90 there is a risk that the water will be very sedimented with algae or heavy metals.
