Of the 255 million soles that were set up in the Candarave Fund, most of it has been used and only a little more than 107 million soles remain, reported the head of communications for the Southern Peru mining company, Paúl Lostaunau Ramos.
He pointed out that these resources are destined to the execution of major hydraulic infrastructure works and that in this period the Cularjahuira dam in Camilaca was executed, for 45 million soles. The way in which the Callazas dam can be completed is now being analyzed. “We hope with the new authorities to reach a consensus to execute these hydraulic infrastructure projects,” the executive pointed out.
Only projects continued
He recognized that in these four years projects programmed in the previous management were completed. In this period there was a request from the mayors of Candarave that the 107 million soles be used in other projects or smaller works.
On the possibility that the new authorities who will take office on January 2 reiterate these requests to atomize said fund, he replied that it is a concern and also a problem due to which in the present administration the execution of these resources could not be accelerated.
“We hope that they prioritize the needs of the population of Candarave, which is the availability of water”Lostaunau said. He added that the Callazas dam has completed its studies and could start in 2023, but it will require twice the investment of Cularjahuira, that is, 90 million soles.
Tacna Fund used 100%
Regarding the Tacna Fund, he explained that it has been completely exhausted, the last work being the improvement of the Antonio Encinas Franco educational institution, in which 18,000,000 soles were disbursed. Another of the projects carried out was the implementation of robotics kits in all educational institutions. The fund of 90,000,000 soles was granted in 2015.
He mentioned that they hope to dialogue with the new authorities to evaluate the way in which other projects can be executed through the various modalities that Southern Peru has, such as investment fund, works for tax, direct contribution or voluntary contribution.
