President Danilo Medina inaugurated two service tunnels at the Monte Grande Dam in southwestern Barahona province where he traveled on Tuesday, 13 August 2019 to supervise construction advances. The infrastructure will be used to divert the Yaque del Sur River and allow the construction of the dam wall.
The construction of the dam was started again in 2018. It will hold 350 million cubic meters of water. The waters will be used to irrigate 705,000 tareas (1 tarea = 629 square meters) of farmland, control flooding and supply drinking water to the provinces of Barahona, Bahoruco and Independencia. The dam will also generate electricity.
On Tuesday, 13 August 2019, President Danilo Medina also broke ground for the construction of Centro Poblado, a residential area for 390 families who lived where the dam is under construction. Each home will have three bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen and bathroom. The complex will also have a police station and sports areas.
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Diario Libre
Indrhi
14 August 2019