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Work has an investment of more than S/ 5.9 million, financed with a loan between the Peruvian government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).The Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), through Executing Unit 003: Comprehensive Management of Environmental Quality (UE003: GICA), completed the recovery of 22,690 m2 of degraded land in the Chana Jilahuata - Huayrapata Cruz Cunca sector, Azangaro province, in Puno. For more than 16 years (2007-2023), this space functioned as a municipal dump, generating unpleasant odors, health risks and serious deterioration of the natural environment. With the intervention, a critical source of contamination that directly affected the health and quality of life of 19,953 inhabitants has been eliminated, in addition to avoiding the emission of greenhouse gases, allowing the land to safely reintegrate into the local ecosystem.
The work is part of the Recovery Program for Areas Degraded by Solid Waste in Priority Areas, it began in the second quarter of 2025 and has been satisfactorily completed. In the coming days, the project will be transferred to the Provincial Municipality of Azangaro for its official inauguration. The intervention required an investment of more than S/ 5.9 million, financed through a loan contract between the Peruvian Government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Among the works carried out, the construction of a waste confinement area, a biogas management system, storm drainage, internal roads, perimeter fencing and other specialized components that ensure the protection and stability of the rehabilitated land stand out.
In addition to physical recovery, the project has significantly reduced the health risks associated with inadequate waste disposal, a problem that impacted public health for years. The stabilization of the land, the controlled management of biogas and the adequate management of storm drainage guarantee that future generations have an environmentally safe, resilient space free of threats. This intervention also demonstrates how environmental infrastructure can contribute to landscape recovery, improve environmental quality, and prevent the resurgence of informal disposal practices.
As part of the project, local capacity in solid waste management was strengthened, providing authorities and communities with technical tools to ensure the sustainability of the recovered area. With this, MINAM promotes a more active role of local governments in protecting the environment and preventing the degradation of their territories.
In parallel, the Environment sector continues to promote interventions at the national level. In 2025 alone, the recovery of 213.49 hectares of land affected by the poor disposal of solid waste in Azangaro, Sechura, Juliaca, Tumbes, Sullana, Nuevo Chimbote, Paita, Tambopata and Moyobamba began, with an investment of more than S/ 90 million, for the benefit of 1,102,188 inhabitants.
This important achievement reaffirms MINAMs commitment to real and sustainable solutions for the territories impacted by inadequate waste management. Executing Unit 003, the technical-operational arm of the sector, demonstrates once again its capacity to deliver works of high impact on public health, environmental quality and the well-being of thousands of families. Its articulate, precise and service-oriented work consolidates MINAM as a national reference in the recovery of degraded areas and in the construction of a cleaner, safer and more sustainable Peru.
