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Peru: Reopening includes 7 sanitation works in Lima, 25 in rural areas, 4 in urban areas

11:50 | Lima, May. 13.

Deputy Construction and Sanitation Minister Julio Kosaka reported that the first phase of economic resumption in the construction sector includes 7 sanitation works in Lima, 25 in rural areas, and 4 in urban ones.

"We have presented a list of priority sanitation projects, covering 36 works, of which 7 are linked to Lima, including a significant number of beneficiaries. Besides, 25 works are located in rural areas and 4 in urban areas," he said in statements to TV Peru.

"The construction and sanitation sector is very important because it generates an important reactivation in the country and, above all, provides jobs for Peruvians," the government official expressed.

Kosaka noted that the resumption of construction and sanitation-related activities during the first phase of the reopening will be gradual.


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Published: 5/13/2020