Water shortage could affect 20 municipalities.
Twenty municipalities in Alagoas are at risk of experiencing a collapse in their water supply, according to confirmation from the Alagoas Sanitation Company (Casal); another six are facing a similar problem and the situation could worsen in the coming days due to the prolonged drought.
Alagoas 247 Twenty municipalities in Alagoas are at risk of experiencing a collapse in their water supply, according to confirmation from the Alagoas Sanitation Company (Casal). Six others are facing similar problems and the situation could worsen in the coming days due to the prolonged drought.
According to Casal's communications department, the cities of Mar Vermelho and Senador Rui Palmeira are in a state of imminent collapse in their water supply. Those on the verge of collapse include Canapi, Inhapi, Mata Grande, the Piau district in Piranhas, as well as Campo Alegre, Taquarana, Craíbas, Igaci, Coité do Nóia, and Arapiraca.
The municipalities of Palmeira dos Índios, Minador do Negrão, Estrela de Alagoas, Ibateguara, Messias, Santa Luzia do Norte, Colônia Leopoldina, Rio Largo, Murici, Novo Lino, Satuba, Maragogi, Porto de Pedras, and Matriz do Camaragibe are experiencing difficulties with their water supply. Casal is responsible for supplying 77 of the 102 municipalities in Alagoas.
In Palmeira dos Índios, Casal reported that the water supply comes from the Caçamba (30%) and Carangueja (70%) dams. They stated that the municipality of Palmeira is currently supplied through a water rationing system. However, some areas go four days without water, while others go five days without water. They also confirmed that the Carangueja dam could collapse as early as this weekend.
"Casal will immediately take some actions. One of them was the mobilization of the State Committee to Combat Drought. Actions will also be taken to combat water theft from the pipelines, asking the population to use water rationally and without waste. In general, actions to combat water theft will be intensified in the region," reveals the press office.
According to the company, one of the alternatives to guarantee the water supply for Palmeira would be to transfer water from the Bálsamo dam to the Carangueja dam. "Casal is mobilized in an effort to secure resources for this project, which should cost, on average, R$ 12 million (this value is not fixed, it is only an estimate). This transfer should cover approximately 5 kilometers between the Bálsamo dam and an area that sends water to the Carangueja dam," it emphasizes.
Another study conducted by Casal aims to transfer water from the Bálsamo dam to the system that supplies Palmeira dos Índios. The company reports that, in addition to the Integrated Committee to Combat Drought, it has already contacted the Institute of the Environment (AMA) and other state and municipal secretariats involved in the issue.
Villagers cry out for water.
The suffering of the residents of the village of Tabacaria, in the rural area of Palmeira dos Índios, is immense. Last week, they made an appeal, which was recorded by Pastor Luiz Mário of the Assembly of God, for the calamitous situation to be reversed. Holding signs, they pleaded for water.
Through social media, the pastor asked for people's solidarity to help those residents. "My dear brothers and friends on Facebook. I am sharing these photos to spearhead a campaign to help the Tabacaria community. The situation is precarious. Residents are having to share water with their animals. Little by little, the ponds and reservoirs are drying up, causing apprehension and despair among the residents there. I ask you to help us so we can assist the community. The main need is water, 20-liter jugs or 16-liter tanker trucks," wrote the pastor.
With gazetaweb.com