📋 Tender Overview
The National Water Authority (ANA), an entity attached to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI), ordered the immediate monitoring and evaluation of possible damage to the hydraulic infrastructure, given the persistent rains recorded in the upper parts of the Camana-Majes basin and the consequent flooding of the rivers in the area of the Colca-Siguas-Chivay Local Water Administration, in the Arequipa region.
As part of these actions, ANA specialists carried out a preliminary evaluation in the area of the Quilca River, one of the areas identified as most vulnerable. The first balance reported the loss of approximately 8 hectares of rice crops in the sectors of La Deheza, Quiroz and Huarango, due to the overflowing of the river. Although no structural damage was recorded in the hydraulic infrastructure, clogging and accumulation of sediments were evident in the main channel of La Deheza; Meanwhile, the El Platanal intake remains operational.
In parallel, a team of workers, with the support of heavy machinery, has been carrying out rockfilling and dike maintenance work in the El Platanal sector, with the aim of reinforcing the protection of agricultural areas and reducing the risk of new increases in flow, which currently reaches 180 cubic meters per second.
The specialists of the Colca-Siguas-Chivay Local Water Administration remain on high alert and continue to travel to the areas of greatest impact to coordinate prevention and mitigation actions, as well as to prepare emergency sheets that allow managing the allocation of greater machinery and budget by the competent authorities.
Finally, the local water administrator in charge, Eng. Berly Olartes, urged water users and the general population not to expose themselves on the banks of the rivers, move their belongings to high and safe areas, and avoid occupying areas close to natural channels, remembering that during the rainy season the increase in flow represents a risk to crops, productive investments and human life.
