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Santiago.- With the burning of tires, protests took place this Thursday in several sectors of the municipality of Navarrete, in the province of Santiago, due to the lack of drinking water more than two weeks after the inauguration of the new aqueduct in that demarcation.
According to the protesters, at least 17 neighborhoods have been without piped water for more than 15 days, despite the fact that the work was inaugurated on February 18th by the National Institute of Potable Water and Sewers (INAPA), during an event headed by President Luis Abinader.
Julio César Díaz, spokesperson for the Frente de Lucha Unidad y Progreso, stated that on the same day the work was inaugurated, there were already 11 sectors without service, a situation that has been worsening.
“Since they opened the work, we have not received water through the pipes. Now 17 neighborhoods are affected,” he denounced.
Among the sectors that, according to the protesters, remain without supply are Stefani Martínez, Simón Bolívar, 27 de Febrero, Altagracia, María de Anzures, Mejía, Manca Trá, Los Girasoles, San José, Villa Fury, La Hacha, Jongo and Miguel Mesa, among others.
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Díaz maintained that the aqueduct was inaugurated without being completely finished.Inapa's Response
From the National Institute of Potable Water and Sewers, it was reported through a brief statement that technicians are working on the correction of breakdowns and system adjustments to normalize the supply in the affected communities. From the institution, they ask the population for patience while they carry out said works.About the aqueduct
The new system is designed to benefit more than 150 thousand inhabitants of communities such as Navarrete, La Atravesada, Villa Nueva, Cañada Bonita, La Sierra, El Túnel and Guanábano, among other locations. The work was built with an investment of 2,002,880,827.30 pesos, according to official data.
