The rains caused the fall of the viaduct that sustained part of the pipe from Quebrada La Honda.
The inhabitants of different neighborhoods of Villavicencio They denounce that they carry near three months without drinking water supplydue to damage to the aqueduct system.
The citizen protest began the May 24, 2025when the capital of Meta faced a new emergency for damage to 100 meters from the pipeline that supplies more than 400 thousand users. Since then, the service is only provided by shifts and by means of caratanques.
As has happened during the last four decadesthe rains caused the fall of the viaduct that sustained part of the pipe from La Honda Quebradawhich ended at the bottom of the Guatiquía River.
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Before the emergency, many inhabitants have opted for Collect rain water or move to Caños and nearby rivers to wash and supply the liquid for your basic needs.
“We have to wash in pipes, collect water from the channels for cleaning and bathe with non -potable water; my children have become ill,” says one of the affected users.
Despite the crisis, users say that the Villavicencio Aqueduct Company Keep charging the service monthly.
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A structural problem
Villavicencio has some 600 thousand inhabitantsof which about 30% is supplied through community aqueducts or own systems. The rest depends on the aqueduct built in 1998that captures water from sources like Big Caño, Caño Blanco and High sources.
The La Esmeralda plantmain person in charge of the treatment, currently only receives flow from the source of Bavaria and the ravine Susumucowhich does not reach the 1,600 liters per second required for the entire city.
They have almost passed 80 days without the service being completely restored. While repairs are made with high -end technology, a Consulting of more than $ 16 billion To define a definitive solution, financed by the GOVERNMENT OF THE META.
The community warns that, historically, each administration uses the lack of a robust aqueduct as political flag In campaigns, but None has resolved in the background The water crisis in the city.
Source: Integrated Information System
