To give life to the Rivers of Camagüey

By María del Carmen Fuentes / Television Camagüey.

In Camagüey, like part of the Exercise Meteor 2009, the rivers Hatibonico and Juan del Toro dredged that have caused in the last years considerable floods, when taking place meteorological phenomena as hurricanes or strong rains.

In the memory of the people from Camagüey are the images of the overflow of these currents of water and penetration in housings and economic objectives of the capital of Camagüey. With the purpose of minimizing this way a fact, and like part of this popular exercise, the works are intensified in its beds.

In the urban perimeter of the city of Camagüey 43 kilometers of rivers exist and flowing. Both more extensive and mightier are the Hatibonico and the Juan del Toro that cross the urban center of the biggest Cuban county literally.

Aramís León, subdelegate of the Institute of Hydraulic Resources in the county, aims that already in several tracts of both rivers have been duplicated to more than double his riversides, with that which improve the hygienic conditions and the conduction of the current of its birth until the outlet. “We are clearing all the bridges for where the rivers flow, softening the corners and enlarging the bed in the places where has decreased, well for the accumulation of brashes, earth, stones...”

“The actions are executed in inverse sense to the flow of water, in a such way that first it wins space the outlet, and the glide toward the prey Jimaguayú it is made to more speed, diminish this way the overflow risks”, precise.

The magnitude of the works, without precedents in both rivers of the capital of Camagüey requires the participation of brigades of Hydraulic, Communal Resources, and the Companies Manufacturers ECOA 17 and ECOING 15.

A work yearned by the people from Camagüey, and that will have continuity after the Exercise Meteor 2009. Without doubts, a preventive measure that reduces vulnerabilities.