Several state institutions confirmed their commitment to improve the management of the country’s water resources, during the opening session of the National Congress of Hydraulic Resources.
Readers might remember that yesterday was the United Nation’s declaration of World Water Day on 22 March 2017.
The keynote speech at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel was given by the Minister of Economy, Planning and Development Isidro Santana, who also chairs the Water Resource Roundtable created by President Medina in Decree 265-16.
Santana stressed the importance of water and said that guaranteeing a sufficient amount of quality water was a priority challenge for this administration. He added that the government considers clean water a citizen’s right, of the same stature as life and liberty. Among the positions assumed by these different institutions is the conservation of protected areas throughout the country, which in turn guarantees the integrity of the watersheds of the nation’s rivers. Santana spoke of the government’s efforts to improve the health of the Ozama, Isabela, Haina and Nizao rivers.
