The (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources) granted this Monday (26) to perform interventions in stretches of the Tocantins River to effect the.
The rock formation, which is about 40 kilometers in the state, makes it difficult to navigate load vessels. IBAMA also defined that the DNIT (National Department of Transport Infrastructure) should allocate R $ 4.8 million for environmental compensation in Pará Conservation Unit.
“It is a historic milestone, a decision that should bring socioeconomic development to the country’s center-north, and helps the country reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, as the development of waterways is the main means to comply with the Paris agreement,” says the minister (ports and airports). “It is excellent news for Brazil and Brazilians, especially in the year, when the eyes of the world will be focused on the state of Pará.”
The Tocantins River waterway is over 1,700 kilometers and extends between the cities of Peixe (TO) and Belém (PA). In the Lourenço Pedral Region, capacity is reduced because of rock formation.
The completion of the dredging and collapse of Pedral do Lourenço lights off is expected to move more than 20 million tons per year.
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