The director of National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI), Olmedo Caba assured that the institution he directs has been managing the dams with very strict criteria, optimizing the water resource of the country’s reservoirs to the maximum, to guarantee the liquid for the rest of the year.
“We have a water guarantee for this year, and I would say that for the first quarter of 2025, we are going to wait to see how the cyclonic season ends, and if the rains continue to fall, even sporadically as has happened, it has been benefiting, so we have a lot of stability in the dams, and we optimize it so that we do not need it,” the official explained.
Interviewed on the D’AGENDA program, Caba said that this management is due to prevention, in case a considerable drought situation occurs at the beginning of the year, and that is why it is being used in a strict manner to get the most out of it. advantage.
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“And that, really, there is not a situation of loss, we have been maintaining the canals, the dispatch of water is very controlled, working together with the Irrigation Boards, which is very important, because the agricultural production of some items does not It necessarily has to be given with excess water, but with the necessary amount, and that is what we have been working with agricultural producers,” said engineer Caba.
In another order, the official defended the fiscal modernization bill promoted by President Luis Abinader and that is already pending in the legislative chambers, while considering that all sectors of the nation’s life understand that a reform is required, although have different points of view on some aspects.
He recalled that the government is making its sacrifice by arranging the merger of several ministries and the elimination of some institutions, in addition to having clearly said what it is going to do with the resources coming from this reform, which will be invested in plans and projects to improve the living conditions of the population.
