The PSOE once again regrets the "laziness" of the Teguise government with the Teguise countryside for not having authorized for more than a year various investments that the Water Consortium intends to carry out and that await the approval of the Consistory presided over by Oswaldo Betancort.
Marcos Bergaz, socialist spokesman, has stated that his political group "previously denounced the neglect of the Canary Coalition government with the Teguise countryside, for taking three years to authorize the project for the northern line that will bring more agricultural and drinking water to Teguise and Haría."
"Now, as 2020 is about to end, history is repeating itself, with the execution of the works corresponding to the "Project to improve agricultural water distribution networks between El Cuchillo-Soo and Muñique-Soo" pending Teguise doing its homework," says Bergaz.
Along with the aforementioned project, the renovation of water networks in different towns of the Municipality such as Tahiche, Nazaret, Soo or La Villa is also awaiting authorization from the Consistory, aimed at avoiding the continuous breakages they suffer, a project budgeted, like the El Cuchillo-Soo and Muñique-Soo lines, at more than 500,000 euros.
The socialist group considers it "unjustified that, with the projects in place, the lack of management by the municipal government prevents the execution of some very necessary works for the Teguise agricultural sector."
In Bergaz's opinion, "there are numerous complaints from farmers in the Municipality for not being able to have agricultural water, denying them the possibility of having an agricultural meter or the usual cuts and lack of power in the water supplied. While this is happening, the Teguise government group either does not grant permits for the works to be carried out - as in this case - or congratulates itself for authorizing it three years later, as happened with the northern line."
"More and better agricultural water, a priority"
The "Project to improve agricultural water distribution networks between El Cuchillo-Soo and Muñique-Soo", as stated on the Water Consortium's website (which we reproduce below), has a budget of half a million euros. This action consists of installing 110-millimeter pipes, instead of the existing ones. In El Cuchillo they have a diameter of 90 millimeters, while in the Soo area the diameter is 63 millimeters. In total, 6,398 meters of pipe will be extended, which will benefit farmers in the area and will also allow other people who are dedicated to the primary sector to connect to the network.