The Deputy Mayor of São Paulo, Mello Araújo (PL), faced protests from residents From Jardim Pantanal, in the east of the capital, this Monday (3).
The region suffers from flooding, the population expressed revolt against the situation. Mayor Ricardo Nunes (MDB) stated that drainage and containment works of the Tietê River that flood the Jardim Pantanal neighborhood, in the east of the capital, are not a viable option.
The plan is to remove people from the region in the long run. THE Mayor still consists “a financial aid, ranging from $ 20,000 to $ 50,000 depending on the house, for people to leave. ”
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Former petista councilman Adriano Santos released aerial images of the Penha Dam on the Tietê River, which reveal a water dam.
According to the former parliamentarian, the control of water flow is the responsibility of the government of Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), and water retention would be aggravating the situation of flooding in areas such as Pantanal Garden and Helena Garden.
Already the government of the management of Tarcísio de Freitas points out that “The closure of the films of the Penha Dam has nothing to do with flooding in neighborhoods in the region” .
Still in the text, the Secretariat of Environment, Infrastructure and Logistics of São Paulo states that natural obstacles can prevent the flow of water. “There is, therefore, no relationship between the closure of the Penha Dam and floods in these neighborhoods and the opening of the floodgates would not have any effect on the relief situation faced by these places.”
As a rule, according to the government, the floodgates are open until the river level in the capital reaches 720 meters altitude, from that moment, the floods remain closed.
This content was originally published in SP: Deputy Mayor faces demonstration in Jd. Pantanal; Watch video on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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