Central area of the Pan American Games Rio 2007 and with a key role in the Project for the Olympic Games 2016, Barra da Tijuca will have the water of its lagoons totally clean in 2013, according to the action plan devised by the Rio de Janeiro State Environmental Department.
The Secretary Carlos Minc announced this Thursday, the 22nd, measures to improve the state of the lagoons in Barra and Jacarepaguá at a short term. As the completion of the treatment station of Arroio Fundo, one of the works linked to Rio 2007. On the 29th, representatives from the State Government, Ministry of Sports and Rio de Janeiro's City Hall will hold a meeting to negotiate the release of R$ 13 million from the federal agency to the city government for the completion of the station, avoiding the disposal of sewage without treatment.
"The station has the capacity to treat 1,600 liters per second. This will be a great contribution of the Pan to the depollution of the lagoons in Barra and Jacarepaguá", say Minc.
The State Department will also make a deal with businessmen from the civil construction sector so that they assist Serla (Fundação Superintendência Estadual de Rios e Lagoas) Rio de Janeiro State Agency for Rivers and Lagoons in the dredging of one million cubic meters of mud from the bottom of the lagoons. In 2008, Serla will install ecobarriers in specific stretches of the lagoons to prevent the arrival of waste coming from the affluents.
During the Pan American Games, Barra da Tijuca hosted the Pan American Village, where the athletes were lodged during the competition, the Press Main Center, and several sports venues, such as the Rio Multipurpose Arena, Maria Lenk Aquatic Park, Barra Velodrome, Riocentro, Marapendi Club, Barra Bowling, Outeiro Hill, City of Rock and CFZ (Zico Football Center).
The Secretary Carlos Minc announced this Thursday, the 22nd, measures to improve the state of the lagoons in Barra and Jacarepaguá at a short term. As the completion of the treatment station of Arroio Fundo, one of the works linked to Rio 2007. On the 29th, representatives from the State Government, Ministry of Sports and Rio de Janeiro's City Hall will hold a meeting to negotiate the release of R$ 13 million from the federal agency to the city government for the completion of the station, avoiding the disposal of sewage without treatment.
"The station has the capacity to treat 1,600 liters per second. This will be a great contribution of the Pan to the depollution of the lagoons in Barra and Jacarepaguá", say Minc.
The State Department will also make a deal with businessmen from the civil construction sector so that they assist Serla (Fundação Superintendência Estadual de Rios e Lagoas) Rio de Janeiro State Agency for Rivers and Lagoons in the dredging of one million cubic meters of mud from the bottom of the lagoons. In 2008, Serla will install ecobarriers in specific stretches of the lagoons to prevent the arrival of waste coming from the affluents.
During the Pan American Games, Barra da Tijuca hosted the Pan American Village, where the athletes were lodged during the competition, the Press Main Center, and several sports venues, such as the Rio Multipurpose Arena, Maria Lenk Aquatic Park, Barra Velodrome, Riocentro, Marapendi Club, Barra Bowling, Outeiro Hill, City of Rock and CFZ (Zico Football Center).
