The former president referred to the water crisis that Uruguay is suffering and admitted that the problem should have been dealt with earlier and not wait for it to rain.
The former president, Pepe Mujicaadmitted at a press conference that during his administration they could have prioritized the issue of water when he was consulted about the current water crisis that the Uruguayespecially the metropolitan area of the country.
The former President of the Republic spoke of the water crisis affecting the metropolitan area, caused by one of the strongest droughts in the history of Uruguayand made a mea culpa about his government’s policies in this regard and admitted that “they fell asleep”.
“I think that we should have dealt with this water thing much earlier, but that’s the way it is, it’s my personal opinion, I carry mineLet others bear theirs,” said Mujica, who added that many times governments are wrong with their priorities. “Whenever we talk about the budget we are pulling a blanket from one side and the other and everyone disputes it and sometimes we make mistakes in priorities and we trust ourselves,” he lamented.
When he was consulted about the way in which he gets out of the crisis, the former president’s response was “waiting for rain” although he stressed the importance of dealing with this issue once the crisis is over. “The problem is that we don’t forget once the rain passes, that’s why it’s the eternal problem it has,” he said.
On the other hand, he insisted on the importance of public policies taking water into account as an economic resource. “The problem of water is being talked about because Montevideo has difficulties with water, but maybe the most formidable resource What it has to grow from the point of view of the economy is to be able to invest for years and implement a country that can irrigate a million hectares”, he concluded.
Source: Ambito
