📋 Tender Overview
These interventions, through the Executing Unit 003 Gica, in Sechura and Azangaro will benefit approximately 94,000 inhabitants, together.Lima.- The Ministry of Environment (Minam) will initiate the recovery work of contaminated (degraded) areas for poor final disposal of solid waste in the cities of Sechura (Piura) and Azangaro (Puno).
With these sector interventions, through the Executing Unit 0003 - Comprehensive Environmental Quality Management (Gica Minam), it will contribute to conserve natural spaces and improve the quality of life of more than 94,000 inhabitants, together. The works will begin in the following weeks and have projected to culminate at the end of this year.
In this regard, the Deputy Minister of Environmental Management, Edgar Romero, said that thanks to these initiatives the environmental balance will be restored in these territories and the implementation of sustainable cities will be promoted.
In Piura
In Sechura, Piura region, a degraded area of 564 500 square meters will be intervened, located in the Yapato sector. For this, more than S/7.5 million will be invested; This, for the benefit of about 74 800 inhabitants. We have trained formalized and delivered recyclers equipment, clothing and motochargueras, among other equipment, which together equals S/199 thousand, said Deputy Minister Romero.
In Puno
In the city of Azangaro, Puno, 22,700 square meters of land will be recovered, which was previously a dump, in the Chana Jilahuata - Huayrapata Cruz Cuca sector. For this project S/4.6 million has been invested. This was a place where bad odors were generated and represented an infectious focus potential for vector diseases, putting the health and quality of life of more than 19,000 people at risk.
As part of the execution of this initiative, equipment and materials for public service were also delivered; This represents an amount of S/39 115.
As reported by the EU general coordinator, Manuel Pachas, these two interventions are part of the recovery program of solid waste areas in priority areas that are developed in the cities of Moyobamba, Tamopata, Azangaro, Sechura, Sullana, Tumbes, Paita, Nuevo Chimbote, San Roman - Juliaca, Huanuco and Ferrenafe.
For the execution of this program there is a total investment of S/114 million, within the framework of a loan contract between the Government of Peru and the International Cooperation Agency of Japan (JICA).
