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04.14.08
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BNDES approves financing of R$ 517 million for sustainable development project in Acre
BNDES, the Development Bank, approved financing in the amount of R$ 517 million for the Programa Integrado de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Integrated Program of Sustainable Development) - Phase III (PIDS III), implemented by the State of Acre. The financing corresponds to 90% of the project total investment, which is R$ 575 million.
BNDES President Luciano Coutinho signed the financing contract last Monday, the 14th, in a ceremony held at Palácio do Planalto (seat of Brazilian Federal Government), in Brasília, with the presence of the President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Having a long-term strategic planning, PIDS III gathers a set of structuring programs which aim to promote the sustainable development of Acre. PIDS III comprises 29 projects, which are a priority for the State Government and that covers the state seat of government, Rio Branco, as well as all the 21 cities uptown. These projects target several industries, urban and regional infrastructure, sanitation, different types of basic social services, and investments in health, education, environment and modernization of the state management system.
The expansion of the sewerage service coverage in the city of Rio Branco is one of the highlights among the projects prioritized. Included in the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), the project relies on BNDES financing of R$ 60.7 million, representing 90% of the total investment of R$ 67.5 million.
This undertaking aims at extending the coverage of the sewage collection system of the state seat of government, currently in 30%, and consolidating the implementation of the sewage treatment system, providing the service to 65% of local people. The project will contribute to improve the quality of life, once the cases of waterborne diseases will be reduced.
The water supply system project to the uptown cities, covering as well the social-oriented housing infrastructure is also one of the highlights. They will comprise the construction, in Rio Branco, of 1.2 thousand houses for the low-income population.
Hence, PIDS III will contribute to expand and modernize the region infrastructure, generating sustainability conditions for the economic development and the social inclusion.
In its implementation phase, PIDS III will create around 12.5 thousand direct and 14.3 thousand indirect employment opportunities. In the operation phase, the project will create 10.6 thousand indirect and 4.5 thousand direct employment opportunities.
PIDS is being implemented in phases, all of them financed by BNDES. In the two prior phases (PIDS I and PIDS II), the State of Acre obtained financial support of the Bank in the amount of R$ 177.7 million.
Simultaneously to the public investments of PIDS III, Acre government promotes supplemental investments in the private sector, whether by supplying raw material for the implementation and operation of public projects or by the cost-effective use of the infrastructure created.
The PIDS III implementation will extend the positive impacts of three major undertakings being implemented in Acre and surrounding area: paving of BR-364 Rio Branco-Cruzeiro do Sul stretch; paving of Interoceânica (interoceanic) public road in Peruvian territory - private concession that links Brazil to Peru; and the Madeira River hydroelectric complex.
PIDS III is structured into seven parts:
1. Strengthening of the Tourism and Consolidation of Acre/Peru/Bolivia Integration Circuits;
2. Urban Infrastructure and Social Interest Dwelling;
3. Health and Sanitation Infrastructure;
4. Education Infrastructure;
5. Economic Development and Integration Infrastructure;
6. Communication and Social Development Infrastructure; and
7. Modernization of the Management System.
Some projects of PIDS III:
· consolidation of tourist routes of Vale do Acre and Vale do Juruá and implementation of an international circuit, the Amazonia-Andes-Pacific International Tourist Route;
· construction of Centro de Convenções do Acre (Acre Convention Center);
· Implementation of "Amazonia-Seringal Quixadá" Theme Amusement Park;
· urbanization of roadways in the cities located along the BR-364 and 317, implementation of urban environmental parks;
· construction health care units;
· infrastructure for education, constructing, expanding and reforming the schools and;
· extension of the Rio Branco industrial park and district and implementation of the Vale do Juruá forest industrial complex, with hardboard and floor tile plant;
· Implementation of Porto Seco do Acre;
· strengthening of the nut productive chain;
· paving of vicinal collector roadways;
· support to native communities in the areas of influence of federal roads BR 364 and 317; and
· construction of Cruzeiro do Sul soccer stadium.
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