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The Guarapiranga Program
is a project jointly developed by the Government of the State of São
Paulo and the Municipality of the City of São Paulo, with resources from
IBRD - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The objective
is to restore the water quality of the Guarapiranga waterbasin, which is responsible
for the water supply of 3 million inhabitants of the south region of the city,
as well as to improve the living standards of people living in the area.
The Secretariat for Housing
and Urban Development carries out activities related to environmental and urban
rehabilitation which are under the responsibility of the Municipality of São
Paulo.
About 1/3 of the total area
of the Guarapiranga Waterbasin is occupied by approximately 200 illegal allotments
and 176 slums, which are responsible for the huge amount of waste carried to
streams, degrading the quality of water and putting at risk the Guarapiranga
reservoir as a source of water supply for the population. The problem is worsened
by the precarious housing conditions of those families, whose houses are permanently
exposed to land slides, flooding and diseases caused by the lack of basic sanitation.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN
REHABILITATION
One of the main objectives
of the Environmental Sanitation Program of the Guarapiranga Waterbasin is to
carry out the urban rehabilitation of the area. It includes the urbanization
of slums and the supply of infrastructure for the destitute quarters, leading
to the improvement of living standards and a better water quality of the rivers
and streams which feed the Guarapiranga Reservoir. The program also foresees
maintenance and enlargement of the present sewerage system, regular collection
of solid waste, recovering of banks, paving of roads, and improvement of the
transport system.
PRESENT SITUATION
From a 186 slums in
total, the Guarapiranga program is finishing urbanization works in 14 slums, where
was constructed 142 residential units, affuting about 2809 families. The program
is beginning works in 129 others slums, bringing benefits to about 20.735 families.
DELIVERED SLUMS
1.996 -
LOT I -
7 Favelas
1.997 - LOT II
- Nova Guarapiranga I e II
LOT III A - Jd. Sta. Tereza I
Jd. Dionísio I e II
Vila Santa Lúcia
Copacabana
Total - 14 Slums delivered
1.997
- Housing Complexes -
Housing Complex Celso dos Santos
Housing Complex IV Centenário
Housing Complex Pascoal Melantonio
Informations and suggestions,
mail to : GUARAPIRANGA
