Rui delivers houses from the "Minha Casa, Minha Vida" program in Chapada Diamantina.

The keys to houses in the "Minha Casa, Minha Vida" (My House, My Life) program were handed over to more than 25 families in Bahia, in Bonito, in the Chapada Diamantina region, by Governor Rui Costa (PT); the houses were built in rural areas; the order to begin work on the water supply system was also signed.

May 10, 2015, 19:30 AMUpdated May 27, 2019, 11:04 AM

The keys to houses in the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program were handed over to more than 25 families in Bahia, in Bonito, in the Chapada Diamantina region, by Governor Rui Costa (PT); the houses were built in rural areas; the order to begin work on the Water Supply system was also signed (Photo: Voney Malta).

Bahia 247 - Another 25 families from Bahia received homes from the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program this Saturday (9). The keys were handed over by Governor Rui Costa, in Bonito, in Chapada Diamantina. Also in the municipality, Rui signed a service order for the implementation of the Water Supply System, with an investment of over R$ 2,1 million.

The houses were built in a rural area through a project made possible by a partnership between the Ministry of Cities, Caixa Econômica Federal (a Brazilian bank), and the Bahia State Labor Cooperative, with a total investment of R$ 650.

Water in rural areas

The implementation of the Water Supply System, authorized by the governor and to be executed by the Secretariat of Water Infrastructure and Sanitation (SIHS), benefits five thousand people in the villages of Catuaba, Catuabinha, Alto Bonito and Lagoa do Alívio. The head of SIHS, Cássio Peixoto, was present at the signing of the service order.

"Since water is life and an absolute priority, one of the ways to improve people's health and quality of life is to improve water quality. And our commitment to maintaining and improving the supply is to ensure that all districts in Bahia have treated water," Rui stated at the time.

The investment in the project comes from the State Fund for Combating and Eradicating Poverty (Funcep). The construction of the system will involve the installation of approximately ten thousand meters of distribution network and 1.207 new household connections.

Roseval Araújo, a 70-year-old farmer and resident of Catuaba, is eagerly awaiting the arrival of piped water in his community. "For us, it's fundamental, especially for drinking, because where there's water, there's everything."