Highlight the progress of work that will benefit 5 million people – 22/02/2019

The Vice President of the World Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean, Axel Van Trotsenburg, accompanied by the President of Water and Sanitation, José Luis Inglese, and President of the World Bank 39; Acumar, Dorina Bonetti, have visited the works of the Riachuelo system AySA, a company under the Ministry of the Interior, Public Works and Housing.

"For the World Bank, it is a very important project because of its positive impact on the quality of life of millions of people, and I am impressed by the complexity of the project, the technical quality and the quality of life. Of the people who work. Personally, I am very happy to see the progress of the work. From the Bank, we are very proud to support this project which requires a total commitment on the part of the parties involved, "said Van Trotsenburg during the visit.

In the same vein, José Luis Inglese, president of AySA, said that "the presence of the World Bank authorities demonstrates the importance of this sanitation work because of its size and its considerable impact on health and the environment"He added that the degree of progress" is a sign that Argentina in general, and AySA in particular, can realize a project with these characteristics in the respect of the proposed deadlines ".

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"The works have a percentage of progress very importantand from Acumar and my role as coordinator of the credit unit of the Bank, we are delighted with this progress because they will affect not only the water quality of the Matanza Riachuelo but also the improvement of the quality of life. of people. This job will really change your life, "said Bonetti.

This mega health engineering project, which will improve sanitation service delivery and benefit 4.3 million people, requires a $ 1.2 billion investment from the World Bank and the World Bank. the national executive, making it the largest work funded by the multinational organization.

The work includes three sections, the first includes the left margin collector, which will reach the main sewers of the city of Buenos Aires; the second envisages the construction of the pre-treatment plant with the South Dock input and output lift stations; and the last, which consists of a 12 km outfall – of which 6.3 km has already been completed – which will transfer treated drains to the Rio de la Plata. The completion of this work, which generates more than 1,500 jobs, is scheduled for 2021.

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The Riachuelo system, which is one of the most important companies of the Riachuelo Complete Sanitation Plan (PISA), will provide integral solutions for the capacity and quality of sanitation service delivery. in the AySA concession area, while generating benefits in terms of public health, environment and social development.

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