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Salado River Dredging Restart Called Partial as Only One of Three Sections Reopens

Producer groups urge a full simultaneous restart, arguing the water‑infrastructure fund holds money despite stalled works.

Overview

  • Nearly two months after the national announcement, work is limited to one 10‑km portion of Tramo IV.2 between Ernestina and National Route 205, with only two dredges operating.
  • The two inactive subsegments include the key hydraulic bottleneck, leaving producers in Roque Pérez, 25 de Mayo, Lobos and Navarro reporting little to no relief from flooding.
  • The Consejo Asesor warns the government’s one‑year execution pledge for Tramo IV.2 is unattainable unless all three fronts are opened at once.
  • Talks with the Subsecretaría de Recursos Hídricos have yielded no concrete decisions, and organizations are considering renewed itinerant protests.
  • The council questions transparency around the National Water Infrastructure Fund, saying it exceeds 190 billion pesos at Banco Nación while contractors remain unpaid for debts under 20% of that amount.