The Ministry of Health delivered the Order to Proceed for the execution of the 'Project for the Design and Construction of the Martín Sánchez 1 Sanitary Collectors and Interconnections Tramo 1', in the province of West Panama, which includes the districts of La Chorrera and Arraiján and is part of the Panama Sanitation Program. According to the Ministry of Health (Minsa), the objective of this project is the design and construction of the connection between Tramo 1 and 2 of the Martín Sánchez collector to transport wastewater to the Caimito Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). This project involves the final designs and construction of a 1.9 km collector that will serve as a conduit for the wastewater from the upstream collectors, which will discharge into the flow unification chamber of the Martín Sánchez 1 and Prudente collectors, including the arrival at the pre-treatment of the Caimito WWTP. It also contemplates the construction of the connection point with the Martín Sánchez 1 Tramo 2 collector, which will be the discharge point for the Puerto Caimito collector. Through it, wastewater from the districts of Puerto Caimito, Barrio Colón, Barrio Balboa, and Vista Alegre will be conveyed and transported, coming from their various neighborhoods and communities, to be interconnected to the sanitary sewer system that will be built by the Panama Sanitation Program, thereby carrying the wastewater to the future Caimito Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Order to Proceed was delivered by the head of Minsa, Dr. Fernando Boyd Galindo, and Engineer María Fernanda De Mendoza, General Coordinator of the Panama Sanitation Program, to the YDN-MS Consortium. Minsa details that the winning consortium was selected through its participation in the public tender, financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and a local contribution from the National Government, with an amount of 20,119,244.50 million dollars with VAT already included. The work will benefit approximately 285,818 people by the year 2050, a sanitary sewer connection point that will help eliminate systems such as latrines, septic tanks, and plants that do not comply with adequate treatment.
Panama's Ministry launches major sanitation project
Panama's Ministry of Health has initiated a major sanitation project in West Panama, funded by the European Investment Bank. The project aims to improve living conditions for nearly 300,000 people by 2050.
