in this lake and there are 140 million cubic meters of water
picture. Francisco De La Hoz. S.
By: Francisco De La Hoz Sarmiento
The dam on the River Rancheria ceased to be a project to become a reality, said Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo, in his speech inaugurating the first phase of this work, contest held at a place known as El Cercado, on one side of the dam half a circle between the two mountains, allowing storage of 180 million cubic meters of water.
Minister said that this is a dream come true, is a project created in the minds of the peasants for a long time, but that only came to take tangible body, the Pastrana government. Received the full support of the Uribe government, but only until the first days of the current national government could end the financial aspect of the work, in its first stage.
"They have made contributions over $ 600 billion, where the Guajira has given of his own royalties more than 70 billion pesos to see become reality, the most coveted project.
The dam is proof that the royalties are invested well
guajiras Minister Juan Camilo, also said that "the construction of the dam of the Rancheria and the contributions of the department, are a proof that in La Guajira, the monies of royalties are spent well and good. "
The second phase will develop
The Minister, before a question of the Governor of Guajira, Jorge Eduardo Pérez Bernier, about what will happen with the second phase of the project, said in his speech that it was necessary to talk to the governor and he did say that the second phase of the project, which is in an order over $ 450 billion in weight, will to do. "The Government is very interested in this and that is making careful studies of what the best way to proceed with the investment.
Recognition former governor Hernando Deluque
The Dam Project of the Rancheria, the former governor Hernando Deluque Freyle, has a special page and a great recognition, including the national level.
The first to give the credit was the current President of the Republic Juan Manuel Santos, who at that time was on campaign tour, said he had been precisely Deluque former governor, who asked him to co-financed the project and then committed the money from the royalties. Deluque was also recognized in the project by former President Uribe and now more recently by the President and Santos and Minister of Agriculture, Juan Camilo Restrepo.
It will take 5% of the royalties
According to the statement by the minister is a major proposal of Senator Jorge Ballesteros, in the sense that it takes five percent of the royalties to be paid by the company to tie the Cerrejón second phase of the project. De
According to the findings of the minister, justice is not making an investment of more than a billion dollars to fill a water tank or to continue with the planting of traditional crops, said to be productive crops. New crops that generate higher profits in the 20 000 hectares will be irrigated, said a national official.
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