Investment In Water Infrastructure Doubles

Investment in water infrastructure doubles

28/10/2010 23:44



Mexico. In the last four years were spent, per year, $21’103,000 pesos which means a record number in the application of resources.

In particular the general director of the National Water Commission (Conagua), Jose Luis Luege Tamargo said that during 2010 it will invest $24,032 billion pesos, amounts that exceeds the $10,485 billion pesos invested in the last six years as annual average, but acknowledged that more resources are needed.

The total of the resources in question represent about half of total investment, which get to be duplicates with the participation of private sector investment, 'so it is important to involve businessmen,' he said in the Infrastructure Congress and Expo 2010.

The current investment is to supply 108 million people who need drinking water, drains and sewers, although this is a record of capital to the sector, to cover the total backlog of needs.

Only 8% of the resources comprising the 2007-2012 National Infrastructure Plan are earmarked for water infrastructure development.

Luege Tamargo said this sector faces three major problems: the overexploitation of aquifers, pollution of all types of water bodies, along with 'anarchy' in the growth of rural and urban populations.
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