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Municipalities in Sergipe face water shortages, requiring official recognition to access aid programs such as Operação Carro-Pipa.
Sergipe currently has 14 municipalities in an emergency situation due to drought or drought. In total, 82,109 people are affected.
According to Civil Defense, to contain the impacts of shortages, 209 water tankers are in operation in the municipalities.
The municipalities of Monte Alegre, Porto da Folha and Tomar do Geru await the federal recognition ordinance. In addition to them, Pinhão awaits state approval and the federal recognition ordinance.
According to the coordinator of Integration and Resource Management of the State Subsecretariat for Civil Protection and Defense (SPDEC), Edivaldo Santos Celestino Filho, recognition and approvals are essential to expand service to the affected population.
"With the federal recognition granted by the National Secretariat for Civil Protection and Defense, the municipality will be able to request its inclusion in the Federal Water Truck Operation. In addition to federal recognition, the municipal management must request SPDEC for state approval of the emergency situation. This step is necessary to enable, according to the assessment of the need and the established criteria, inclusion in the Sergipe State Government's Water Car Operation", he said.
Municipal decrees have duration periods that vary between 120 and 180 days from the start date of each publication.

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