Estrada do Socavão will be closed in Lageado for an indefinite period in Castro

In Castro, the Municipal Secretariat of Interior Infrastructure and Logistics issued an urgent warning on Wednesday morning (16): the Socavão Road will be banned indefinitely in the Lageado region, from 1 pm.

The total interdiction measure was adopted after technical inspections found serious problems of subsurface water percolation (intense infiltration of water into the soil below the pavement), which compromised the structure of the runway and caused episodes of soil sinking. On Tuesday (15), the road was blocked on two occasions by trucks that sank in the stretch.

“To ensure the safety of drivers and to restore the road bed, our teams will initiate heavy interventions on site, including the deployment of a deep drainage system for the removal of excess groundwater,” explains the secretary of the portfolio, Eleandro Campos.

Official Deviation Route

The guidance expressed to drivers and residents of the region is of redoubled attention to traffic. During the interdiction period, the vehicular deviation must be made by Estrada do Cunhaporanga.

Iapó River Recua and Residents Monitored as Displaced

Official measurements recorded at 7 a.m. on Wednesday point to the level of the Yapo River at 6.91 meters, marking a 20-centimeter retreat in the last 24 hours. The peak recorded in the current crisis occurred last Sunday (13), when the bed reached 7.23 meters.

With the gradual decrease in water, the reception situation also stabilized: the 11 people who needed to leave their homes at the beginning of the week chose to stay at the residence of relatives. With this, there are no citizens staying in the Pop House at the moment, all of them being accompanied by the teams of the Social Assistance Secretariat in the condition of evicts.

Nearly complete recovery in education

The Municipal Secretariat of Education resumed classrooms and school transportation on Wednesday (16) in almost all the educational units of the municipality.

Only three units of the field continue with the timetable temporarily suspended: São Luiz dos Machados, Tanque Grande and Tereza Casagrande Sguário (Paina). The forecast is for release for return on Thursday (17).

Reorganization of Health Care and Basic Pharmacy

The Municipal Secretariat of Health informs important updates on the care network and the delivery of medicines:

- Jehovah Ribeiro Basic Pharmacy: The reopening at the provisional address was rescheduled for Thursday (17). The new headquarters will be located at Rua Comendador Manoel Inácio, 1196, Vila Rio Branco (old Rizolar building). Patients who need to withdraw medicines for continuous or controlled use on Wednesday should go to the pharmacies of the UBSs Bom Jesus and Cantagalo. The other health units in the urban area operate normally.

- Rural network: The services of the UBSs of Tronco, Socavão, Abapa and Castrolanda continue to be concentrated exclusively in the main offices of their localities. The UBS Guararema team remains assigned as a reinforcement in UBS Bom Jesus. Answering questions by phone (42) 2122-5216.

Task Force Acts on Road Mapping and Deblocking

The work fronts of the Secretariat of the Interior and Logistics record advances in the operations of liberation of roads and bridges hit by the storms:

- Freed sections: Traffic to the school and headquarters of the community of Guararema is freed without obstructions, with the bridge under monitoring as the water recedes. Access in Orphans, Subida da Barriguinha, Passo do Chapéu and Gramas also have traffic restored.

- Active fronts: Machines operate in the removal of land and barriers in the Socavão Region, in the Campina de Baixo and in the Água Vermelha / Invernada / Rieira section.

- Bridges and Recovery: In Quebrada Funda, the collection of materials for the reconstruction of the compromised bridge that reaches about five families continues. Gravelling and containment interventions also occur in Palmital, Ribeirão Balsa, Tanque Grande, Ferreiras, Lagoa dos Ribas, Pinheiro Seco, Pinhal Grande, Butiazal, Paina and Vargedo.

 

Weather Alert and Emergency Numbers

With the forecast of new rainfalls for the coming days, the Defesa Civil guides the population to keep the attention redoubled, especially in places of risk or near slopes and rivers.

In case of emergency or requests for support, use the direct relief channels:

- Municipal Guard: 153 (Free Call / 24 hours)

- Fire Department: 193 (Free call / 24 hours)

- Attendance: Crisis Center in the Municipal Palace (Praça Pedro Kaled, 22)

With information Advice

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