The residents of Lot 34 of the New Hope Rural Colony of Neuquén who made a cut early in the morning Autovía Norte and the Casimiro Gómez roundregarding lifted the measure following 3:00 p.m. The demonstration is in claim for the lack of water and what they consider “false promises”. An agreement was signed and the municipality anticipated that the required works would begin this Wednesday.
The residents of Lot 34 reported that nine months ago they have been drinking water supplied by a truck that “does not comply with the health protocol.” They also ensured that Not enough for families.
For this reason, they are making a cut in the Autovía Norte and Casimiro Gómez that began at nine. They indicated that they will stay “until someone shows up and there is a forceful response.”
David Chaparro, spokesman for the residents, reported that at 11:30 a.m. EPAS staff, who explained the steps to follow to have the water connection. They proposed to make a test”today, but They did not define when they would start the work. Due continue cutting.
“When they transferred us from the Casimiro Gómez Toma here they told us that we were going to have all the services, they did not comply With their words, they took us and abandoned them,” David Chaparro, a resident of Lot 34, told AmCumbre.
Chaparro related that when they settled in the neighborhood, they were more than a month without light, «until it was resolved in the same way, cutting the streets ».
The situation today complicates families, since the water supplied by the truck is not enough, they assured. «They leave you a tank of 500 liters of water and it is not enough, “said the neighbor. “We can’t live like this. There are families that have children, pFor the daily issues of everyday life, it is not enough,” he added.
Chaparro commented that “there are days when they tell you that we are not going to drink water because the pump broke, we are tired,” he said. In addition, he indicated that officials approached yesterday, “the we invited to take guide from the truck and none of them wanted, How do our children drink water from there and you are not going to drink? “, he said.
The neighbor explained that more than 400 families are affected by the lack of service. “The neighbors are being very marginalized, they promised something and did not comply,” he claimed.
The problem with the water
Last year a cistern and a pumping system were inaugurated to supply water to the Nueva Esperanz Rural Colonya, but the residents of the sector claimed that the service did not reach the homes, and the reality has not changed.
The work presented on September 19 in a great act, required for its infrastructure that the cooperative CALF electrify the water tank, while the Provincial Water and Sanitation Entity EPIC contributed to the strategic and comprehensive development plan.
In total, the work that demanded more than 200 million pesos and was executed jointly between the municipality of Neuquén, the province and the Nation it had to supply some 2000 families in the sector. The population of the colony only has a non-potable water supply that is for use in irrigation.
However, since then, the neighbors claim that they do not have water and that the only way to obtain it is through a truck.
The signing of an agreement was not the solution
During the traffic blockade, several people from provincial and municipal organizations were present to negotiate. In this context, the president of the Municipal Institute of Urbanism and Habitat, Marcos Zapata, and other authorities of the organization signed an agreement with the neighbors of the sector.
In it, they agree to carry out the leak tightness test of the pipe built in MZA 34 and start on the day of the date with said tasks. Also to carry out the trenching of approximately 800 linear meters, proposed by the EPAS on Caña de Azúcar street to join the works of Mza 34 to the existing networks, all this without affecting the service of the Nueva Esperanza Rural Colony.
It was also proposed a next meeting to be held in 15 days to discuss the progress of the work, reinforce potable and non-potable water supplied through the trucks, carry out a quality test of the drinking water carried.
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