The Ministry of National Integration found emergency in 12 municipalities of Paraíba. The state was hit by heavy rains this year and is unable to repair the damage from their own resources. The order published in the Official Gazette today (31) authorizes the transfer of R$ 5 million as extraordinary credit.
The funds will be used in the reconstruction of houses in the municipalities of Livramento, Taperoá, Igaracy, Poço José de Moura, São Francisco, Congo, Santa Cruz, Camalaú, Vieirópolis, Bernardino Batista e Sousa. Livramento will also have work to repair dams and bridges.
The transfer of resources must occur within 180 days from the publication of the decree, which comes into force today.
The rains triggered floods in Paraiba and flooded several towns, leaving people stranded and homeless in some locations. The flooding occurred mainly in river areas, with mudslides in many places.
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The Municipality of João Pessoa (PMAP) has completed the construction of about a mile of pavement on Avenida Ayrton Senna, in the neighborhood of Róger. The project was in response to a longstanding demand from the residents due to an increase of vehicles using the road.
The goal is to promote accessibility for residents. The greatest beneficiaries will be children and the elderly, the main victims of accidents involving pedestrians on that section of road.The work was carried out with funds from the contract that provides for the renovation of squares, parks, promenades and gardens set up in various districts of the capital.
The section is next to the pathway near the electronic sleeping policeman. The pavement is concrete with about 1.5m wide.
Local resident Maria de Lourdes, who has lived in the area for nearly 20 years, believes that the initiative by the Municipality is very welcome and will ensure the safety of pedestrians. “Here the people had to share the road with the cars and it was very dangerous, there are many cars here throughout the day,” she said.
Similar work is being carried out on the slopes of Castelo Branco I, where the City is improving the pavement. Foot paths have also been built elsewhere, like Avenues Tancredo Neves, Beira Rio and Epitácio Pessoa, as well as on the streets that divide the neighborhoods of Mangabeira, Valentina de Figueiredo and Albin.
