Access to drinking water by the population in Mexico has the lowest percentage of inhabitants with access to drinking water among the largest countries in Latin America.
The population with access to drinking water in Chile it is 99%, in Puerto Rico also 99, Brazil 87, Costa Rica 81, Colombia 74, Ecuador 67, Honduras 65, Paraguay 64, Guatemala 56, Peru 52, Dominican Republic 45 and Mexico 43.
Chile, Puerto Rico and Brazil supply drinking water to twice the percentage of citizens as in Mexico.
The state monopoly of the CFE is one of the main responsible for the water shortage in agriculture, since it is the sector that uses electricity the most to extract water from wells, since the electricity does not reach it or it is very expensive.
A farmer told me that they need electricity to draw water from the wells, but the CFE, which according to them is run by the union, does not connect their water if they do not give money to the CFE staff to connect electricity to the lines. nearby.
It is unfair to attribute all responsibility to the MORENA government for the water shortage in humble, rural areas and cities, which also has other causes, such as lack of rain. Thanks to the pipes, which sell water, the situation is not worse, if not for the poorest, who do not have the resources to buy water.
The water shortage caused violent clashes in the north of the country, demonstrations and road closures in several states, including Morelos.
The lack of rain worsened the water shortage, but the main culprit is the socialist government of MORENA, which neglected investment in water by dedicating itself to the management of state companies, such as PEMEX, which lose money, but benefit their managers, friends , relatives or partners.
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