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07-29-2010, 04:50 PM
President Leonel Fernandez has launched the construction of the Monte Grande Dam in the southwest. The dam is set to provide irrigation and drinking water for the provinces of Barahona, Independencia and Bahoruco. The dam that will channel the waters of the Yaque del Sur River has a construction budget of RD$270 million. The government awarded the construction to the Brazilian company, Andrade Gutierrez, with Brazilian financing included. The company previously built the Northwest Multiple Aqueduct.
Yesterday, President Leonel Fernandez sent the contract for the studies, design, construction and financing of Monte Grande and the rehabilitation of Sabana Grande dam to the Senate.
Morning radio talk show El Gobierno de la Manana speculated that the contract had been signed by the controversial Hector Rodriguez Pimentel, former director of the state waterworks department, INDRHI. Investigative TV journalist Alicia Ortega has revealed details of major corruption in his handling of dam projects when he was at INDRHI. Ortega presented evidence of a 1,200% overvaluation of the cost of the Monte Grande dam.
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Yesterday, President Leonel Fernandez sent the contract for the studies, design, construction and financing of Monte Grande and the rehabilitation of Sabana Grande dam to the Senate.
Morning radio talk show El Gobierno de la Manana speculated that the contract had been signed by the controversial Hector Rodriguez Pimentel, former director of the state waterworks department, INDRHI. Investigative TV journalist Alicia Ortega has revealed details of major corruption in his handling of dam projects when he was at INDRHI. Ortega presented evidence of a 1,200% overvaluation of the cost of the Monte Grande dam.
www.clavedigital.com/app_pages/noticias/Noticias.aspx?id_Articulo=27603 (http://www.clavedigital.com/app_pages/noticias/Noticias.aspx?id_Articulo=27603)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)