Combating drought is reinforced in Pernambuco.

To combat the drought that has plagued the Northeast since 2011 and has already left 65 municipalities in Pernambuco in a state of emergency, the National Health Foundation (Funasa) has guaranteed that it will install three thousand polyethylene cisterns, each with a capacity to store up to 16 liters, in 14 cities in Pernambuco by June of this year. It is estimated that around 15 farmers will benefit from this measure to combat the drought affecting the Northeast, considered the worst in the last 50 years.

February 03, 2014, 17:24 PMUpdated May 27, 2019, 09:25 AM

To combat the drought that has plagued the Northeast since 2011 and has already left 65 municipalities in Pernambuco in a state of emergency, the National Health Foundation (Funasa) has guaranteed that it will install three thousand polyethylene cisterns, with a capacity to store up to 16 liters each, in 14 cities in Pernambuco by June of this year; It is estimated that around 15 farmers will benefit from the measure to combat the drought that is plaguing the Northeast, considered the worst in the last 50 years (Photo: Paulo Emílio).

Pernambuco 247 - To combat the drought that has plagued the Northeast since 2011 and has already left 65 municipalities in Pernambuco in a state of emergency, the National Health Foundation (Funasa) has guaranteed that it will install three thousand polyethylene cisterns in 14 cities in Pernambuco by June of this year. The estimate is that this measure to combat the drought affecting the Northeast, considered the worst in the last 50 years, will benefit approximately 15 farmers.

The cities that will benefit are Chã Grande, Gravatá, Passira, Frei Miguelinho, Taquaritinga do Norte, Vertente do Lério, Calçado, Jupi, Capoeiras and Brejão, in the Agreste region of Pernambuco; Cabrobó and Carnabueira da Penha, located in the São Francisco region; and Salgueiro and Mirandiba, in the Sertão region of the state.

The reservoirs, which have the capacity to store 16 liters of water each, will be supplied by both rainwater and water trucks that will be sent to the municipalities. The expectation is that the reserve will be enough to supply a family of four or five people for up to nine months.

This action is part of the Federal Government's plan to universalize access to water, linked to the Ministry of Health, of which Funasa is a part. In the region affected by the drought, it is estimated that around 40 families are benefiting from the polyethylene cisterns, which are also being delivered by the National Department of Works Against Drought (DNOCS) and the São Francisco and Parnaíba Valleys Development Company (Codevasf).