Four municipalities in the 'Mais IDH' program will receive wells for water supply.

Four municipalities included in the state government's 'More HDI' Action Plan will receive wells to universalize sanitation systems in the 'D-Day – More HDI'A day of mobilization, service provision, works inspection, and dissemination of actions, simultaneously, in the 30 municipalities of the plan. In addition to these, the Maranhão Environmental Sanitation Company (Caema), through the 'Water for All' program, will drill artesian wells and install distribution networks in another 28 municipalities that have never had a treated water supply system.

The six wells that are about to become operational were drilled in Água Doce do Maranhão, Amapá do Maranhão, Aldeias Altas, and Conceição do Lago Açu. Together, these cities comprise a population of over 56 people from Maranhão who will have access, once the tubular wells are activated, to a water supply system that employs quality standards in the service and helps to increase the Human Development Index (HDI) in these locations.

The works for the installation of universal water systems in the municipalities participating in the 'Mais IDH' program represent an investment of over R$ 75 million and will guarantee the implementation of a distribution system, similar to the first full water supply system already in operation, delivered by 'Mais IDH' in 2015, benefiting the residents of Primeira Cruz. The systems will include an elevated reservoir, pipelines from the wells to the reservoir, and a distribution network with the necessary extension to serve the area and number of houses covered, as explained by the Director of Engineering and Environment at Caema, José Luís Bastos.

“We have instructions from Governor Flávio Dino to present concrete actions to the communities, actions that truly transform realities and bring more quality of life to the population. Wherever we go, people reaffirm that they are seeing the firm presence of the Government of Maranhão in their regions,” emphasizes the president of Caema, Davi Telles.

Water for All

The 'Water for All' program, launched in June 2015 by Governor Flávio Dino, allocated investments of R$ 270 million to combat the lack of treated water in several municipalities in Maranhão.

In addition to installing complete water supply systems in the headquarters of the 30 municipalities with the lowest HDI, the program includes drilling 23 wells in the interior of the state; rehabilitating dilapidated systems in the interior; developing basic and executive water and sewage projects to meet the demand of the headquarters of 73 municipalities; combating losses; and investing R$ 20 million to implement 92 simplified water supply systems in the rural areas of the 30 municipalities in the state with the lowest HDI.

D-Day – More HDI

With the aim of carrying out a day of mobilization, provision of services, inspection of works and dissemination of actions, simultaneously, in the 30 municipalities of the 'Mais IDH' Plan, the Government of Maranhão organized the 'D-Day – Mais IDH' which will take place this Saturday (20) and will include a series of actions to benefit the population of the municipalities.

The 'D-Day – More HDI' will involve the participation of the Municipal Committees of the Plan, and the State Secretariats of Human Rights and Popular Participation (Sedihpop); Social Communication and Political Affairs (Secap), Social Development (Sedes); Cities (Secid); Education (Seduc); Health (SES); Public Policies (SEEPP); Family Agriculture (SAF), Youth (Sejuv); Racial Equality (SEIR); Labor and Solidarity Economy (Setres); in addition to the Sanitation Company of Maranhão (Caema), the State Agency for Agricultural Research and Rural Extension of Maranhão (AGERP), the Institute of Colonization and Lands of Maranhão (Iterma), Viva and the Landless Workers' Movement (MST).

Source: Ascom