Minaguas executes deployment to guarantee drinking water to 82,000 families in Táchira

Published at: 02/06/2026 10:01 PM

The Ministry of Popular Water Power (MINAGUAS) was deployed in more than three municipalities in the state of Táchira to ensure continuity and improvements in the distribution networks for water service to more than 82,000 families.

Among the maneuvers, the maintenance of the border feeder in a 20-inch pipe, in the Lomas Bajas sector of the Capacho Viejo municipality, stands out, in order to recover a flow of 20 liters per second, to serve 47,000 families in border municipalities, according to a press release from the ministerial portfolio.

In the same way, in the Los Potrillos sector of Capacho Viejo, 50 meters of 10-inch diameter pipe was relocated, without affecting the distribution to the communities. In the Sand Mine sector, a 30-inch pipe belonging to the Torbes Feeder was intervened to optimize the continuity and stability of the drinking water service for 10,500 families in the municipalities of Torbes and Córdoba.

The deployment, which continued in the city of San Cristóbal, consisted of maintaining San Cristóbal's feeder 4 in a 16-inch diameter pipe, to optimize distribution networks to 15,000 families. In terms of sanitation, 18 meters of 6- and 12-inch diameter collectors were replaced to serve 3,750 families in the Palo Gordo sector in the municipality of Cárdenas.

Finally, in the La Victoria sector of the Lobatera municipality, the Multidisciplinary Water Team repaired a 16-inch diameter pipe, managing to recover a flow of 8 liters per second for 6,000 families.

Mazo News Team