According to Agriculture Minister Osmar Benitez, the government will begin the construction of a dam in Guayubín, Montecristi province in the first week of December. He said that all the studies have been done and the builder has been chosen.
Benítez called for the construction of more dams nationwide. He said in the east 18 potential sites have been identified. The region does not have its first dam yet. The Agriculture Minister also said that dams were especially important in the northwest of the country and in San Juan de la Maguana.
Benítez said that the droughts of 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the devastating floods after the rains in 2016 and 2017 justify the storing of water to control its availability.
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29 October 2019