Santa Marta
Before the different political leaders of public service of the country and the Caribbean region, the mayor of Santa Marta, Carlos Pinedo Cuello, confirmed that the city has $500 billion to invest in the water and sewerage solutiona basic and structural problem in this northern area of Colombia.
Pinedo Cuello, at the Andesco Congress, also referred to the provision of the Electricity service and its high tariff valueand the challenges and difficulties the city faces in terms of connectivity in rural and urban areas.
He emphasized that during these six months “work has been carried out responsibly on a detailed plan that involves the shortage of supply, the obsolete sewage networks and the high loss that the city faces today with own resources amounting to 500 billion pesos”.
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“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.
HE ASKED FOR GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE
He also emphasized that he optimistically trusts the words of the National Government and the Minister of Housing, Catalina Velasco, who preceded the mayor’s intervention, assuring that the city of Santa Marta is among the four cities that are part of the National Government’s strategic project “Drinking water for cities with high water deficit” for a value of 4.5 billion pesos.
“We trust that the national government will keep its word and that this 4.5 billion dollar fund will bewhich includes the Santa Marta water solution, is not an unfulfilled promise as previous governments have done,” reiterated Mayor Pinedo Cuello.
On the other hand, he stressed that one of the big problems that destabilizes public order in the district is the aqueduct and energy, which is why the mayor reiterated the importance of the intervention of the National Government and the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG) in the provision of electric energy service and the high tariff value that currently directly affects the city of Santa Marta.
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“We request to review the subsistence subsidy: it is unacceptable that coastal cities have the same subsidized value as Bogotá. Furthermore, we make it clear at Andesco that the Aire company is not providing a good service. We are concerned that the cure was worse than the disease..” highlighted the first authority of the district of Santa Marta.
The president also called on the Ministry of Mines and Energy to start energy communities in substandard neighborhoods, with the aim of reducing the loss component of bills. “Today the energy service is priceless for all families and businesses, we need immediate relief,” stated the mayor of Santa Marta.
