projects - water + sanitation
| project name | San Pedro Rural Development Project |
| owner | Lions Club “John F. Kennedy”, Lambaré (Paraguay) The Government of Departamento de San Pedro, San Pedro (Paraguay) |
| location | Departamento San Pedre (Paraguay) |
| project duration | begin summer 2004 |
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The project was planned to inprove the regional economic development, and rural living conditions. The different elements of the project embraced:
- asphalt pavement of 120 km (75 miles) rural roads
- 1.5 km (0.75 miles) road bridge over Jejui Guazú River
For the towns of Choré, General Elizardo Aquino, Villa del Rosario and:
- pavement and drainage of vicinity roads
- four sanitary sewer and sewage treatment systems servicing populations of 1.700, 2.240, 4,110 and 3,040 persons
For five rural settlements:
- community center improvement
- water supply, sanitation and off grid photovoltaic power supply
traditional means of transport – carumbé
responsibilities
feasibility study:
- definition of target populations and assessment of needs
- development of aims, tasks and key figures
- conceptual design for the most promising projects to reach the aims
- estimate of costs and risks for the program and the individual
- projects and project schedule
- definition of the organizational framework
project area, district San Pedro ©MOPC
earth road