We cannot wait any longer to repair the damage to the Majes Siguas tunnel and mother canal, because there is a risk of collapse and in addition to 25,000 hectares of crops without irrigation, 180,000 residents would be left without water service in Majes-El Pedregal.
The congressmen and regional councilors of Arequipa agreed today promote the law declaring a national emergency when considering the imminent danger of the hydraulic infrastructure from the Tuti catchment to the terminal tunnel, due to its 40 years old.
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Congressman Edwin Martínez reported that the bill was already presented on July 15which will be debated in the Agriculture committee at the first meeting.
Also, for the September 1 scheduled a meeting with the Minister of Agrarian Development and Irrigation.
The president of the Agriculture Commission of the Regional Council, Elmer Pintowarned that there is the risk that the Regional Government of Arequipa does not comply with delivering this hydraulic structure in good condition to the dealer Cobra in 3 years, as signed in addendum 13 of the Majes Siguas II contract.
In order not to default on the concessionaire, it is essential to streamline the processes, but unfortunately the terms of reference for convene the company that will prepare the profile of the maintenance of this hydraulic structure that includes 116 kilometers of tunnel and canal.
According to Pinto, this process it would take at least 10 monthsthen the call for tenders must be made to prepare the technical file, work that would require, in the best of cases, a year and a half to two, and finally, carry out maintenance.
