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Mayor of Yarabamba has little mining canon investment like his predecessor

Mayor of Yarabamba has little mining canon investment like his predecessor

Yarabamba It is the district that receives a higher budget in the area of ​​the province of Arequipa by concept of mining canon. This is because it is located in the area of ​​direct influence of the mining operation. Green Hill. However, it is one of the jurisdictions with lower budget spending, according to the figures for 2022.

However, the Mayor Manuel Laco wants to invest the S/120 million that the district will obtain for the concept of mining canon, during this 2023, for the execution of major works. The technical files would be in process and from August of this year their execution would begin.

“A type one health center is projected, two interconnected roads, two water mirrors with a capacity of two million and three million, as well as reservoirs to provide drinking water to homes,” said the mayor’s authority.

With these works, the Municipality of Yarabamba estimates to use, at least, 50% of the money granted by the mining company Cerro Verde, until the end of 2023. But in the first quarter of the current administration, it would have been invested 9% of the budget.

It is estimated that it would be the same percentage in works carried out by the management of the former mayor José Álvarez Málaga, during the same period of time. It was used only in 2022 31.5% of the mining canon, of a budget that exceeded S/376 million.

This lack of investment was questioned by the current authority of Yarabamba, who reported that they decided to dissolve the contracts of all the companies, because they would not be executing 100% of the projects. According to Laco, there are nine works paralyzed in the jurisdiction. These consisted of the construction of bridges, interconnection roads, road subsystem, river banks, among others.

“We have found the municipality without any project. For example, they should have directed projects of public cleaning, serenity, fuel for the communities. Only we are giving the solution of the services”, accused the burgomaster.

Source: Larepublica

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