en.Wedoany.com Reported - Mexico's National Water Commission (Conagua) is advancing a national water infrastructure plan with an investment of 11.2 billion pesos (approximately $642 million), and will complete priority projects aimed at alleviating flooding in the eastern region of the Valley of Mexico within the next 15 days. Of this plan, 2.2 billion pesos ($126 million) is allocated to six projects in eastern Mexico State.
President Claudia Sheinbaum stated at a press conference that four of the six projects are already operational during the current rainy season, accelerating drainage in areas such as Nezahualcóyotl City, with overall progress reaching 90%. Conagua Director General Efraín Morales noted that the projects are concentrated in Iztapalapa, Nezahualcóyotl City, and La Paz, developed in coordination with the governments of Mexico State and Mexico City.
Completed projects include: expanding the storage capacity of El Salado Lagoon from 300,000 cubic meters to 400,000 cubic meters; increasing the drainage capacity of the Teotongo Collector by 4,000 liters per second; completing the Camelo Pérez Collector; and boosting the drainage capacity of the Xochiaca Pumping Station by 16,000 liters per second. Ongoing projects include the Los Pinos Collector (88% progress, drainage capacity of 3,000 liters per second) and the widening of the Churubusco Lagoon channel (85% progress), both scheduled for completion this month.
Conagua is also constructing the Chalco Collector in Díaz Covarrubias, with an investment of 1.02 billion pesos, using micro-tunneling technology to minimize impact on road traffic. It is scheduled for completion in October, with a drainage capacity of 8 cubic meters per second, aimed at addressing recurrent flooding in Chalco and Valle de Chalco.
Morales stated that these projects will not completely eliminate flood risks during abnormal rainfall but will significantly shorten drainage times. Once all six projects are completed, the system will increase drainage capacity by 23,000 liters per second. He added that additional drainage projects remain necessary for communities affected by land subsidence.
