Santa Marta
The district mayor of Santa Marta, Carlos Pinedo Cuello, participated in the Andesco Congress in Cartagena, in its 26th edition, in which he spoke about the water and sewerage solution for the city, the provision of electric power service and its high tariff value, and, the challenges and difficulties of the city in terms of connectivity in the rural and urban areas of the Santa Marta district.
During his speech he also referred to the importance and priority for his government to begin with the solution to the aqueduct and sewage problem of the city that is soon to turn 500 years old.
“Being optimistic, before the end of the year, we will begin to tender the El Curval Treatment Plant with an approximate investment of 137 billion pesos, in parallel with the pipeline to Mamatoco with an approximate investment of 150 billion, we will make significant progress, solving around 40% of the city,” said the mayor, Carlos Pinedo Cuello before the leaders of the public services sector.
He also referred to the support of the National Government, the Minister of Housing, Catalina Velasco During the event, he said that Santa Marta is one of the four cities that are part of the National Government’s strategic project “drinking water for cities with high deficits” worth 4.5 billion pesos.
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