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Work executed by the regional government guarantees environmental protection and records progress of more than 92%Mitigating environmental pollution in the Sacred Valley of the Inkas due to the generation of waste, will be the main objective of the sanitary landfill in the province of Calca, a vital project promoted by the Cusco Regional Government through the Copesco Plan.
The execution of this plant records, to date, an advance of more than 92% and will reduce the load of solid waste generated in the districts of Taray, Lamay, Coya, Pisac, San Salvador and Calca to benefit approximately 30,000 inhabitants.
With an insured investment of 23 million soles, the regional governor of Cusco, Werner Salcedo Alvarez, has guaranteed the culmination of one of the main works in environmental management in the region.
Among its main components are a recycling plant, leaching wells, leachate recirculation system to reduce the impact of pollution, as well as a plan to reforestation of living fences to isolate odors.
During an inspection visit, the executive director of the Copesco Plan, Raul Tagle Sanchez, verified the advance of the important project that will have a storage capacity of 229,000 cubic meters of solid waste to guarantee technical, safe and environmentally responsible management.
Similarly, it will contribute to the reduction of waste in the area, promoting a cleaner and more healthy environment for residents as for national and international tourists who visit the Sacred Valley.
Currently, the project advances towards its final phase, with the culmination of the waterproofing of the final disposal vessel, a measure to protect the soil.
This stage has been complemented with the installation of specialized infrastructure that reinforces the operability and safety of the landfill, including geosynthetic mesh, high density textured geomembrane, geotextile, weighing balance, leachate wells and submersible pumps.
It should be noted that the aforementioned work is built in an area away from agricultural and housing areas.
