{"id":31886,"date":"2025-11-05T20:43:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T02:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/?p=31886"},"modified":"2025-11-05T20:43:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T02:43:27","slug":"mexican-government-commits-to-water-security-with-major-progress-in-irrigation-modernisation-claudiashein-gobiernomx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/?p=31886","title":{"rendered":"Mexican Government Commits to Water Security with Major Progress in Irrigation Modernisation \/ @Claudiashein @GobiernoMX >>>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#FederalGovernment<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>#Mexico<\/strong>.-\u00a0The <strong>Mexican Government<\/strong>, via the <strong>National Water Commission (Conagua)<\/strong>, has reported <strong>significant 40 per cent progress in the National Irrigation Modernisation Programme<\/strong>.<br>This <strong>ambitious undertaking<\/strong> is already active in <strong>17 of the 18 planned Irrigation Districts<\/strong>, aiming to <strong>enhance water-use efficiency in agriculture<\/strong> and <strong>secure water supplies for the population<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>central goal<\/strong> is to <strong>recover 2.8 billion cubic metres of water (Mm\u00b3)<\/strong>\u2014an amount <strong>nearly three times the annual consumption of Mexico City<\/strong>\u2014thus <strong>safeguarding a vital resource for human consumption<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Historic Investment and Producer Benefits<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mexico\u2019s President, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo<\/strong>, celebrated these outcomes during the morning press conference, stating: <strong>\u201cWe are already very advanced in the Modernisation Programme.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Director-General of Conagua, Efra\u00edn Morales L\u00f3pez<\/strong>, confirmed that the programme includes a <strong>historic investment of over 63 billion pesos (mdp)<\/strong> between <strong>2025 and 2030<\/strong>, set to <strong>modernise more than 200,000 hectares<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This <strong>major effort<\/strong> will <strong>directly benefit 225,000 producers nationwide<\/strong>, <strong>boosting food production<\/strong> through a <strong>more optimised and responsible use of water<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Four Key Pillars of the National Water Plan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>National Irrigation Modernisation Programme<\/strong> is a <strong>cornerstone of the National Water Plan<\/strong>, a <strong>comprehensive strategy<\/strong> built upon <strong>four fundamental pillars<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Irrigation modernisation<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Development of strategic infrastructure projects<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sanitation of rivers<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Regulation of concessions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These <strong>lines of action<\/strong> aim to <strong>transform water-resource management<\/strong>, <strong>prioritise access for human consumption<\/strong>, and <strong>lay the groundwork for a more sustainable and productive agricultural sector<\/strong>, particularly in <strong>areas experiencing high water stress<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tangible Targets for Enhanced Efficiency<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the current year, the <strong>Deputy Director-General for Hydro-Agricultural Infrastructure, Aar\u00f3n Mastache Mondrag\u00f3n<\/strong>, detailed the actions consolidating the programme\u2019s progress. Key highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tubing and rehabilitation of 500 kilometres of canals<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Modernisation and\/or land levelling of 6,084 hectares<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Upgrade of 139 wells with photovoltaic systems<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the plan includes the <strong>installation of 11 pumping stations<\/strong>, <strong>41 measuring structures<\/strong>, <strong>8 diversion dams<\/strong>, and <strong>1,936 gates<\/strong>, <strong>demonstrating a strong commitment to infrastructure for improved water utilisation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/clau-0-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/clau-0-1.png 650w, https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/clau-0-1-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#FederalGovernment,\u00a0#Mexico.-\u00a0The Mexican Government, via the National Water Commission (Conagua), has reported significant 40 per cent progress in the National Irrigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":31887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2797015450629271_1620882911490106":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_2797015450629271_1620882911490106","service":"facebook","timestamp":1762397033,"status":"success"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,21],"tags":[88,885,743,386,389,15,22,862,458,955,443,956,71,312,957,954,390],"class_list":["post-31886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-federal-government","category-legislators","tag-amlo","tag-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo","tag-delfina-gomez-alvarez","tag-en-vivo","tag-enterate","tag-gobierno-de-mexico","tag-gobierno-del-estado-de-mexico","tag-luisa-maria-alcalde-lujan","tag-mexico-news-tv","tag-secretara-de-salud","tag-secretaria-de-bienestar","tag-secretaria-de-comunicaciones-y-transportes","tag-secretaria-de-cultura","tag-secretaria-de-educacion","tag-secretaria-de-la-mujer","tag-ultimahora","tag-ultimas-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31888,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31886\/revisions\/31888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconews.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}