Due to the intense rains yesterday, at block 24 of San Carlos Avenue, in the Angela Falingo passage, neighbors claimed that the drains of several homes collapsed and cloudy water was gushing from the ground, threatening to flood their houses.
The neighbors made an urgent call to Sedam Huancayo, as water was gushing from the ground.
During the inspection, it was detected that the collapse of the network was caused by an overload, due to the users of the sector discharging rainwater into the drain.
Technicians warned that this practice is incorrect and can cause damage to sewage infrastructure. sanitary. Is For this reason, they ask residents that rainwater should be diverted to the storm drains located in the streets, and not to the sanitary sewer. This measure is essential to prevent overloading of the network and avoid damage to the infrastructure. In addition, a mailbox located on Calixto and Ancash streets, downtown Huancayo, was intervened. There, the use of the drain connected to the storm sewer was also detected, causing the collapse.
low pressure. A few blocks further down, yesterday morning, the residents of the San Antonio sector complained yesterday due to the low water pressure, which causes barely a stream of the liquid element to fall through their pipes.
In Trefy Aguilar’s home located in the San Mateo passage, they had to use cups and pots to collect the liquid element, at least to drink water, since it was insufficient to wash clothes and clean the bathrooms. This situation creates a risk to the health of families, due to lack of access to the liquid element.
That is why they asked the Sedam Huancayo company to improve the service conditions, since the amount of the water rate remains the same, which they considered unfair.
