“Faced with the effects of the climate crisis, Bolivians are not alone,” said the head of state on his account on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
. According to the chief, in #Cochabamba we delivered 264 tons of humanitarian aid including food and supplies to 10,551 affected families in 21 towns, with an investment of over 2.2 million bolivianos (over 314 thousand dollars)” .
He added in a post that “in #Pando we delivered 1.32 tons of humanitarian aid consisting of food, supplies and first aid kits to the municipal communities of Puerto Rico, for the benefit of 59 affected families .”
The authorities have activated initiatives to solve the water shortage and reactivate their economy, it was reported.
The reports determined that, until last Friday, 134 thousand families received 1,988 tons of humanitarian aid, which together with other support initiatives amounted to a disbursement of more than 24 million bolivianos (more than three million dollars).
The Government has activated an immediate action plan called Water for life, Water for production, which consists of guaranteeing the liquid element for human consumption, animals and production.
For this, tank cars of different capacities are provided, wells are drilled and so-called shortcuts are used for artificial reservoirs.
The Ministry of Health, for its part, plans to distribute water purification tablets to ensure the quality of this resource for consumption.
That ministry indicated that the initiative has a budget of more than 127 million bolivianos (18 million dollars).
According to sources from the governing ministry of the Bolivian health system, since December 2022 the killing of another 122 million bolivianos (more than 17 million dollars) has begun to reduce the impact of a natural phenomenon that affects not only mountain country.
