President Alberto Fernandez led this Tuesday in Santiago del Estero a new meeting of the Bajos Submeridionales together with the local governor, Gerardo Zamora, the leaders of Santa Fe, Omar Perotti and from Chaco, Jorge Capitanich; the Ministers of Public Works, Gabriel Katopodis and of the Interior, Eduardo de Pedro; representing the Federal Investment Council, Enzo Vergini and the provisional president of the Senate, Claudia Ledesma Abdala.
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During the activity, the National Government and the Provinces signed a set of minutes for the financing of works that will benefit the region. First, the act was signed for the work of paving on Provincial Route No. 1in the section from Sumampa to the border with Córdoba, for an estimated total investment of 5,987 million pesos.
The agreement was also signed for the Waterway works on the Interprovincial Route between Santa Fe and Santiago del Estero, in the section from Las Arenas to Provincial Route No. 30, for an estimated investment of 11,734 million pesos. Finally, the financing of Stage II of the Defense in Barrio San Pedro Pescador was endorsed, for a total estimated investment of 492 million pesos, that will benefit the municipality of Resistencia from the province of Chaco.
Aqueduct
One of the most relevant announcements for the province of Santa Fe had to do with the fact that in 15 days the work of the San Javier – Tostado aqueduct will be awarded. In this regard, Governor Perotti said that “it is a region that does not have water, that does not have drinking water. It is a work that will take from the San Javier river to take it to the north of the province.
“They are works of which three years ago nobody dared to raise them. They were described as interesting, as important and Today we are concretizing them”, highlighted the president and added that “we have a huge challenge. We always want to go faster. Back in the 70s, some studies began but they only left a lack of expectations, which fortunately are reversing and reversing because works and consensus are beginning to be seen”.
Perotti said the San Javier aqueduct “would alleviate the northern province of Santa Fe, with a work of magnitude. It’s almost 300 kilometers taking from the San Javier river until reaching Tostado, and then an extension that we make to Villa Minetti”.
“In these three years, it has been possible to make the region visible, national accompaniment and coordination with provincial efforts have been motorized. There is a level of dialogue and understanding that has helped to resolve many inconveniences”stressed the governor.
Perotti also referred to other national government announcements regarding the construction of the interjurisdictional road with Santiago del Estero. “Enormously orders the entry of water”, said the Santa Fe president and added: “Our province is a recipient of the waters of Santiago and Chaco. This is ordering ”.
The governor also valued what was stated by the Minister of Public Works of the Nation, Gabriel Katopodis, who mentioned the possibility of opening a Development Agency. “Let us not look with disbelief at what Minister Katopodis refers to when he speaks of a development agency, is the fruit of these three years. If at the first meeting someone talked about the Development Agency in this region, they would look at us ugly. If these things can be raised, it is because a base of solid work is seen, ”said Perotti.
