Funding of $960 million for Water and Sanitation Projects

The funds are for projects that were put to the bottom of the list and have now become a priority for the institution.

Eduardo Lezama, assistant manager of the institution, referred to the projects that need to be done urgently, "We need improvements in collection, in the distribution network sectors, in storage tanks or increased storage."

Hulda Nacion.com Miranda writes, "there are works that have failed to be done over time and have accumulated" he said.

... the official said he had no list of projects in hand, he gave some examples such as optimizing the Potrero River collection in Nicoya, Guanacaste, or work on the Liberia river channels in the same province, andn the river Barranca, Puntarenas. "

Source: Nacion.com

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