📋 Tender Overview
With the aim of strengthening water resource management in the region, the start of studies for the construction of the Charcca dam, located in the upper part of the province of Castilla, has been promoted after the signing of the Interinstitutional cooperation agreement between the Regional Government of Arequipa and the district municipalities of Andagua and Ayo.
In this framework, a technical visit was carried out with the participation of the regional councilor for Castilla, Antonio Llerena Salas; the regional manager of Agriculture, Eng. Helard Nina Pachauri; the head of the Arequipa Zonal Management Unit of the PSI, Eng. Abelardo Meza Gonzales; as well as the district mayor of Andagua, Ronald Quispe Taco, along with local authorities, the user board and the areas irrigation commission.
During the day, the authorities reaffirmed their commitment to work in an articulated manner to make this important project a reality, which will allow the conservation and storage of water resources in the upper part of Castilla, also benefiting the lower areas, including the Majes valley and the province of Camana.
The Charcca dam is considered a strategic infrastructure, since it is projected to store more than 35 million cubic meters of water, which will contribute to facing the effects of climate change and possible water scarcity in the coming years, thus guaranteeing the sustainability of agricultural activity in the region.
Likewise, as part of the agreements adopted, the signed agreement will be fulfilled, through joint work between the institutions involved to achieve the registration of the project in the investment bank of the invierte system, beginning the formulation and evaluation of the pre-investment studies of the project called Creation of the Charcca dam for the water provision service for irrigation in the districts of Andagua and Ayo, province of Castilla, department of Arequipa.
In this way, the Regional Government of Arequipa, in coordination with local governments, continues to promote initiatives aimed at the efficient use of water and the sustainable development of the province of Castilla.
