The heavy rains recorded throughout the country in recent hours generate concern in the agro, with floods which resulted in more than 700 displaced people and three national routes cut off, which complicates connectivity in the middle of the harvest. soy, in moments where the national road emergency.
After the significant disruptions caused by the climate phenomenon in Brazil, seriously affecting the crops, he agricultural sector He fears that it will further complicate production during the harvest season.
He National Emergency System (Sinae) issued a report specifying that due to the rains there were cuts on Route 44 in two sections: at km. 58 and km. 64; Route 18 at km. 323; and route 7 about km. 60.
In addition, 763 people displaced from their homes, 199 evacuated and 564 self-evacuated, distributed as follows: 436 in Thirty-three; 184 in Paysandú; 70 in Long Hill; 54 in Leap; and 19 in Tacuarembo. In addition, some 3,200 homes do not have electricity supply.
The road emergency and investment to repair roads
Last week the government decreed a road emergency due to the state of rural roads, affected by the rains of recent days. The objective of the measure is that the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) can allocate extraordinary resources.
In that sense, it is expected that the Executive allocate a total of 15 million extra dollars to repair the roads, deteriorated after the extreme weather events that arrived with the beginning of autumn.
This is a request from Congress of Mayors, As confirmed by the owner of the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP), José Luis Falero, who considered the request “reasonable as a result of the high volume of rain that has occurred in recent months and that has significantly affected the rural road network.”
The situation is not compared to that of Brazil
Anyway, the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), Fernando Mattos, He clarified that, although the crops are paralyzed due to the intense rains, the outlook “is far” from what is experienced in Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil.
“There is large volume rainfall that stops work in the field a little, the harvests are interrupted and that is what makes producers anxious,” he said, while expressing: “Hopefully we will have an interruption in the volume of rainfall in the last few hours.” to be able to move forward with the work and be able to harvest.”
Source: Ambito
