Once it became public that Sonora’s governor, Guillermo Padres, built a water dam inside his ranch and it’s illegally gathering millions of cubic meters of water, Sonora’s residents are preparing to protest and ask for his dismissal. Padres, member of the National Action Party (PAN), built the dam with premiums and without bids to Acueducto Independencia, thus affecting the water supply for the indigenous towns of the Yaquis; he is also accused of backing business organization, Grupo México, who’s responsible for the contamination of the River Sonora, which affected thousands of residents who were left without water and without the opportunity to sell their agricultural products. Even though there have been talks of an environmental disaster, investigators of Sonora’s Institute of Technology, said that authorities have not given them any type of scientific and reliable information to properly evaluate the damages. This edition is broadcast from Mexico City and hosted by Martha Elena Ramírez.
Guests: Dr. Rodrigo Gonzalez Enriquez, Professor and Investigator for Sonora Institute of Technology, Department of Water Science and Environment, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora; Jesus Maria Martinez, Movimiento Ciudadano por el Agua en Sonora, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico.
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