- Hidrocapital suspended the service from the early hours of Thursday, August 29
Since Thursday, August 29, the Hydrological Institute of the capital region (Hidrocapital) suspended water service in several areas of the Capital District and Miranda to carry out scheduled maintenance work on the Tuy II System.
According to Hidrocapital, the main activity being carried out is the interconnection of 300 meters of pipeline in the El Encantado sector, El Hatillo municipality (Miranda).
When will service be restored?
The water service is scheduled to be cut off for a period of 48 hours. The work announced by Hidrocapital began in the early hours of Thursday, August 29, so the service is expected to be restored on Saturday, August 31.
How is work progressing on the Tuy II System?
Hidrocapital reported on its social media that workers are moving forward “without setbacks” to optimize the operation of the Tuy II System.
The state-owned company added that the work being carried out includes replacing valves, repairing faults, and comprehensive maintenance at pumping stations, among others.
What areas are without water service?
Capital District
-January 23:
-Altagracia:
-Cathedral
-The Recess
-Saint Joseph
-Saint John
-The Shepherdess
-San Bernardino
-Saint Teresa
-Saint Peter
-Sucre
Miranda
-Baruta (the parish)
-The Baruta Mines
-The Coffee Plantation
-El Hatillo (the parish)
-Petare
-The Hurt
-Caucaguita
-Mariche’s Rows
Other water service suspensions
So far in 2024, Hidrocapital has carried out several maintenance works, which has suspended the water service in Greater Caracas. The most recent occurred on May 28 when maintenance work on the Taguaza System was reported.
In this regard, the hydrologist explained that these works were aimed at improving the water supply in the municipalities of Acevedo, Plaza and Zamora in the state of Miranda.
The other service interruption carried out by the state-owned company was in January to carry out maintenance at the El Guapo treatment plant.
On that occasion, the municipalities of Miranda that were affected were Pedro Gual, Páez, Andrés Bello, Buroz and Brión. He also indicated that these works were to optimize operations and improve the water supply in the Barlovento axis.
Water supply failures
In its 4th Monitoring Report on the complex humanitarian emergency in Venezuela published in January 2024, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Hum Venezuela highlighted that the water crisis worsened in 2023 with a 60% drop in the amount of water distributed, and a 90% drop in the operation of infrastructure, equipment and water quality control systems.
The Hum Venezuela study found that nearly 19.9 million Venezuelans (69.1%) of the population have severe restrictions on access to water. Of this number, 12.4% reported that due to rationing they receive water once a week, while 16.9% spent two months or more without service.
Furthermore, 23.6% of the population is not even connected to the water supply network, mainly in areas with little urban infrastructure.
Due to water shortages, 86% of the population turned to alternative sources, up from 75.9% in 2022. This increase was also reflected in the purchase of bottles (from 41% to 48.9%) or the use of tanker trucks (from 14.7% to 16.9%). Also, the construction of underground wells (from 10.7% to 18.2%), either communal or in private residences.
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2024-08-30 05:50:14
