Personnel from the Operational Maintenance Unit of the South Defense of the Secretariat of Urban Development carried out cleaning tasks of storm drains in the Lamadrid neighborhood. On this occasion, the work was carried out on Dr. Néstor Garat and Belgrano streets.
In this regard, Gabriel Noguera, head of the Operational Maintenance Unit of the South Defense, pointed out that, as instructed by mayor Enrique Cresto, tasks consisting of cleaning storm drains and loose materials, as well as mud removal work, have been carried out in different parts of the city. “These works contribute to the maintenance of the city's storm drains and sewage networks,” he highlighted.
At the same time, he said that these works “are carried out in coordination with the presidents of each of the neighborhoods. They call us, indicate their problems, and we, with the work teams, assist in carrying out the cleaning with the corresponding machinery,” he commented.
In addition, he indicated that “it is important to start raising awareness together with the neighborhood presidents to accompany and inform residents to be more cautious about cleaning. A clogged pipe harms an entire sector of a neighborhood. Precisely, the area where we are working is suffering from flooding every time it rains due to the accumulation of trash, branches, and stones,” he detailed.
Finally, he remarked that this is “a major problem we have. Unfortunately, it has become a cultural issue that we have to counteract. For that, we work together with the other areas as requested by our secretary Mireya López Bernis, where we work as a team so that the neighborhoods are in good condition so that residents can have a more optimal quality of life,” he concluded.