Havana, Nov 7 (acn)—Revolution Commander Ramiro Valdes called in eastern Santiago de Cuba province for the rational use of drinking water, avoiding its waste, amidst the critical situation of water supply in that territory, following the severe drought affecting main local reservoirs.
Valdes, who is a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party and country´s vice-president evaluated major investment projects in the eastern province accompanied by local government and party authorities, Granma newspaper reported on Friday.
The water supply in Santiago dropped considerably, which has led to rationality measures such as water pumping in different periods and not everyday as it was the case before some state entities have been disconnected from the main pipes in order to guarantee the water to the people, hospitals and other major water consumers, said Engineer Norberto Marey, who heads the local aqueduct and sewage systems sector.
"We do not known when we will have rains back, so we must reduce water waste and impose order and rationality as we use water from reservoirs," said the Revolution Commander, who also considered the pace of a housing program for 2 thousand 683 new homes this year.
He also analyzed, along local authorities other infrastructure works, such as roads, housing rehabilitation and the underground installation of telephone and power lines in the city as well as the rescue of former French-Haitian coffee farms, which were declared World Heritage by UNESCO.
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