The Magdalena River is just 400 meters from causing the collapse of the entire drinking water collection and treatment system that feeds the municipality of Salamina.
Despite the grave fallout that would leave the population with a possible damage to the aqueduct, the resources with which the megaproject established in the master plan to stop the erosion that threatens this area of the department have not yet been disbursed.
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While they wait for the management and procedures of the National Government for the start of works, the inhabitants remain in complete anxiety because the Magdalena River is getting closer to the urban sector.
The region could be damaged
irreversible by the current of the river
The erosion began between kilometers 2.0 and 2.4 of the Piñón road; however, over time it has aggressively approached Salamina, and the danger and possible effects increase
The municipal official, Carlos Mario de la Cruz reported that after the current of the river destroyed the land where the ferry port worked, and affected river transport, the next service that is at risk of collapsing is that of drinking water.
“The erosion began between kilometers 2.0 and 2.4 of the Piñón road; however, over time it has aggressively approached Salamina, and the danger and the possible effects increase,” de la Cruz said.
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The representative of the entity of the Public Ministry, warned that in a period of no more than three months the water collection plant, considered the most stable and with the best coverage of the Magdalena, could suffer irreversible damage due to the current of the River.
“If the municipal aqueduct collapses due to this natural phenomenon, the more than 11 inhabitants of Salamina will stop receiving the precious liquid in their homes, which will mean a serious emergency for the town,” said the personero.
He added that “the first thing that would end up in the water would be the elevated tank and then the whole plant.”
This is a very serious situation and those who have dismissed it have had to see their words taken away by Rio itself and the erosive phenomenon.
Carlos Mario de la Cruz, lamented that this problem continues not to be given the relevance it requires, despite the fact that since it began to appear to date, the effects have been quite visible.
“This is a very serious situation and those who have dismissed it have had to see their words taken away by Rio itself and the erosive phenomenon,” said de la Cruz.
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Attorney General asks the Nation to appropriate resources
The Attorney General’s Office asked the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit to appropriate the budget for more than $95,000 million so that the stabilization and protection works of the right bank of the Magdalena River, contemplated in the Master plan, can be executed.
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The Public Ministry warned about “the imperative need to execute the proposed works given the current and imminent threat to the life, property and integrity of the citizens of Salamina and El Piñón.”
For this reason, the control entity required to allocate more quickly the resources requested by the Ministry of Transportation so that the works can be carried out without trauma as soon as possible, taking advantage of the current dry season.
By Roger Urieles
For THE WEATHER Santa Marta
@rogeruv
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