Reality hit government contractors that have persisted in building a housing project alongside the Camú River when rains caused flooding of the first floor last week. The contractors had been forewarned that Mother Nature would do her stuff.
The apartments are part of the Proyecto Lineal El Riito. The contractors say that a river wall will be built to contain the waters. Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramón Peralta defended the government housing project, saying in the area only 150 houses were affected and the waters only reached the first floor, or approximately 25 centimeters and did not cause damages to the infrastructure. He said the volume of the rains was extraordinary at 99 mm in one hour.
Opposition legislator, Agustin Burgos of the PRM, said the housing project violates Environment Law 64-00 that calls for 60 meters separation from water sources, he says. “Those apartments are in the river bed and last night that was proven with the unexpected flooding of the river,” he remarked.
He suggested that the housing project be converted to a river flooding research center for the Ministry of Environment.
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Diario Libre
Diario Libre
9 April 2018
