Avanzan trabajos para ampliar canal en río Grijalva
Posted: 2008-01-18 08:08:31
México (Notimex).- Las comisiones Federal de Electricidad (CFE) y Nacional del Agua (Conagua) informaron que los trabajos para ampliar el canal en el río Grijalva alcanzaron un acumulado de 325 mil 464 metros cúbicos de material.
En un comunicado, precisan que las tareas permitirán ampliar a 70 metros el ancho del conducto para que puedan pasar entre 900 y mil metros cúbicos por segundo de agua.

Navy personnel patrol a neighbourhood affected by floodwaters in downtown Villahermosa, the state capital of Tabasco, in south-eastern Mexico November 2, 2007. Thousands of people fled a Mexican city devastated by floods after rising waters burst through sandbag barriers on Friday in a disaster that left most of the tropical state of Tabasco under water. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO)
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Voluntary workers help residents through a flooded street in Villahermosa, the state capital of Tabasco, in southeastern Mexico November 2, 2007. Thousands of people fled a Mexican city devastated by floods after rising waters burst through sandbag barriers on Friday in a disaster that left most of the tropical state of Tabasco under water. REUTERS/Odaliz Anaya (MEXICO)
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A Federal policeman carries a flood-affected baby from a helicopter after she was rescued in Villahermosa, the state capital of Tabasco, in southeastern Mexico November 2, 2007. Thousands of people fled a Mexican city devastated by floods after rising waters burst through sandbag barriers on Friday in a disaster that left most of the tropical state of Tabasco under water. REUTERS/Odaliz Anaya (MEXICO)
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Navy personnel evacuate a baby after she was rescued in Villahermosa, the state capital of Tabasco in southeastern Mexico November 2, 2007. Thousands of homes were flooded after several rivers burst their banks in the southern Mexican state of Tabasco and heavy rains left 70 percent of the swampy region under water. REUTERS/Odaliz Anaya (MEXICO)
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Soldiers build a dam of sand bags at the town of Villahermosa, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. A week of heavy rains unleashed massive flooding in southeastern Mexico, killing at least one person and forcing tens of thousands to flee the rising waters for shelters in Tabasco and Chiapas states.(AP Photo/America Rocio)
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Soldiers build a dam of sand bags at the town of Villahermosa, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. A week of heavy rains unleashed massive flooding in southeastern Mexico, killing at least one person and forcing tens of thousands to flee the rising waters for shelters in Tabasco and Chiapas states.(AP Photo/America Rocio)
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A man rescues a parrot and two dogs from floodwaters in Tabasco, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. A week of heavy rains unleashed massive flooding in southeastern Mexico, killing at least one person and forcing tens of thousands to flee the rising waters for shelters in Tabasco and Chiapas states. (AP Photo/America Rocio)
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A man crosses a flooded street in Villahermosa November 1, 2007. Thousands of homes were flooded after several rivers burst their banks in the southern Mexican state of Tabasco and heavy rains left 70 percent of the swampy region under water. REUTERS/Manuel Lopez (MEXICO)
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A man crosses a flooded street in Villahermosa November 1, 2007. Thousands of homes were flooded after several rivers burst their banks in the southern Mexican state of Tabasco and heavy rains left 70 percent of the swampy region under water. REUTERS/Manuel Lopez (MEXICO)
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An aerial view of a flooded sector of Villahermosa, the state capital of Tabasco, in south-eastern Mexico November 1, 2007. Around half a million Mexicans were made homeless and one man died on Wednesday as heavy rains devastated the southern Mexican state of Tabasco and flooded 70 percent of the swampy region. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO)
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Los trabajos también permitirán desalojar las presas de la cuenca hidráulica de Malpaso y Angostura para que recuperen su capacidad y tengan los niveles de control determinados por el Comité Técnico de Operación de Obras Hidráulicas ante la próxima temporada de lluvias.
Agregan que actualmente se encuentran trabajando 565 personas, 103 unidades de equipo pesado, dos helicópteros, 21 vehículos todo terreno (unimog), cinco lanchas y 60 vehículos ligeros.
Las operaciones del canal son monitoreadas y supervisadas las 24 horas, mientras el Comité de Obras Hidráulicas, formado por expertos de la CFE, la Conagua, los Institutos de Ingeniería de la UNAM y Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua e independientes se mantienen en sesión permanente.
2007-11-04 08:18:35