CONSTRUCTION OF THREE EARTH-DAMS IN THE ALTIPLANO OF COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA
The Community of Saint Paul has begun a new project in the Ayopaya
Province in the department of Cochabamba, in Bolivia. The project entails the construction of three
earth-dams, each with a capacity of 300 cubic meters (79,251 gallons). The water will be channeled through a
distribution network ending in a sprinkler irrigation system that will cover an
area of 70 hectares (173 acres) of cultivable lands. 40 families in the community of Totorani will
benefit from the project. The families
are very eager and ready to work during the two months that are programmed to
construct the necessary infrastructures.
Once the construction is finalized, they will be able to grow
alternative products like vegetables, fruits and grains that will help to
generate food stuffs and economic resources and thus lower their level of
poverty, which is principally due the low productivity of their lands.
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