President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced that the federal government is allocating nearly 12 billion pesos for flood prevention actions, while also promoting 23,000 potable water, drainage, and sanitation projects in approximately 2,300 municipalities across the country, in coordination with state and municipal authorities.
During the “Las Mañaneras del Pueblo” press conference, the president stated that these actions aim to protect the population during the rainy season, especially in areas that experienced severe impacts last year, such as eastern Mexico City and states including Hidalgo, Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz, and Guerrero.
The head of the federal Executive Branch highlighted that the projects are coordinated by the National Water Commission (Conagua) and include dredging work, river channel expansion, river protection measures, and the strengthening of hydraulic infrastructure to prevent overflows that could endanger communities.
For his part, Efraín Morales López explained that the program includes interventions in different regions of the country, including the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico, where collector systems, pumping stations, and regulation lagoons are being expanded. He also noted that dredging projects are being carried out in 19 rivers with an investment of 312 million pesos.
He further detailed that in states such as Hidalgo, Guerrero, Tabasco, Chiapas, and Veracruz, hydraulic protection projects, embankment reconstruction, and river and stream cleaning operations are underway, with multimillion-peso investments aimed at reducing flood risks and protecting thousands of residents in vulnerable municipalities.
