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04.07.08
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BNDES provides R$ 63.5 million support in sanitation for the city of Rondonópolis (MT)
· Altogether, 57 thousand households will be benefited
. Works will generate about 3 thousand jobs
BNDES approved R$ 63.5 million financing for the expansion
of water supply and sewage to 57 thousand households of
Rondonópolis. Works will generate around 3 thousand direct
jobs.
The project, which is part of the Growth Acceleration
Program (PAC), also covers the implementation of
improvements to the existing systems and enhancement of
service quality. BNDES’ support corresponds to 95% of the
total cost, which is R$ 66.9 million and will contribute to
the generation of 3 thousand jobs during the works.
After the completion of the works, the entire urban
population of the city will be provided with sewage
treatment services. Currently, only 25% of this population
is served and 76.3% of sewage collected is treated.
Altogether, 57 thousand households will be benefited with
this project.
Investments in the water supply system will assist the
entire urban population, especially the low-income areas.
Such investments, thus, will also reduce death of children
and diseases. The project is expected to reduce losses and
provide regular services, which will avoid the current
downtimes, also enhancing the environmental conditions by
spreading out to everyone the sewage treatment services.
Rondonópolis has 173 thousand inhabitants, 94.4% out of
which live in the city. In the 80s, the city became the
large center of the south region of Mato Grosso owing to its
economic, demographic and urban importance. In the 90s,
agriculture, farming, commerce and industry became the
foundations of the local economy, and agriculture started to
generate employment and income.
The sanitation system did not follow the growth of the city.
Water connections were precarious, fitted with
non-standardized and often improper materials. The use of
such materials cause increased losses of treated water,
increasing the risk of bursting the network due to excessive
pressure and also increases the risk of water contamination.
The project will bring positive environmental impacts, such
as the reduction of chemicals thrown into Rio Vermelho, due
to the reuse of sludge from water treatment; reduction of
pollutant material thrown on the rivers and on the Pantanal
of Mato-grossense; and cleaning-up of water tables.
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