The Panama Canal water crisis “is not resolved” because there is an urgent need to create new infrastructure to manage the canal, the Panama Canal Authority said June 20, Panama America reported.
“Even if it started to rain, the problem would not be solved” – said the administrator of the Panama Canal, Ricaurte Vázquez. Vázquez explained that the water crisis facing the country and the canal administration arose, among other things, because it was urgent to create new infrastructure to manage the canal.
The arrival of the rains increased the water level in the Gatún (1913) and Alhajuela (1935) reservoirs that feed the canal. Thanks to this, the number of daily transit traffic is gradually increasing. The Panama Canal Authority points out that by 2025 it hopes to return to the optimal scenario for the Panama Canal: 35-36 ships per day.
The Panama Canal is considering expanding its basin by creating a reservoir on the Indio River. The Panama Canal Authority has proposed a new reservoir project on the Río Indio – west of the same basin – as the most feasible solution to the water crisis.
The project has not yet been approved by the government. It is noted that during the implementation of this project, flooding is possible in the nearby community. It is reported that in the possible flooding area there is a community of about 2,500 people, to whom the administration guarantees compensation.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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