Odemira: Celebration of 50 years of the Santa Clara Dam.
The Secretary of State for Regional Development, Maria do Céu Albuquerque, will preside over the commemorative ceremony 50 years of the Santa Clara Dam, inside the Odemira, which will be held tomorrow (Saturday) by 15.00 hours, next to Dam.
Between the days 10 and 12 May, Friday to Sunday, the municipality of Odemira and Mira Beneficiaries Association will promote a program of activities open to the entire community, that besides the evocative ceremony, It includes exhibitions, concertos, actions directed at the public school and sports activities, with free entries.
The Santa Clara Dam is the largest public work of Odemira, structuring for the region, aimed at two important valences: water supply for irrigation and public supply. The total capacity 485.000.000 m3, and the area flooded by the reservoir of 1986 hectares, corresponding to a perimeter 242 Km. From Santa Clara are benefited 12.000 Mira hectares in the Irrigation Perimeter.
Under the Alentejo Irrigation Plan, launched in 1957, They were awarded some work in 1962, including the dam of Rio Mira. The dam was inaugurated on 11 May 1969, with the presence of the President, Admiral Américo Thomaz, and the President of the Council of Ministers, Marcello Caetano, as well as of the entire government, regional and national and thousands of popular organizations.
Three days of celebration in Santa Clara-a-Velha
On the morning of day 10 May, in Santa Clara Dam, activities will be dedicated to the school community, with environmental promotion actions, visit to the dam facilities, energy on experiences, murals and introduction to canoeing. By 15.00 hours allusive exhibition to be inaugurated 50 years Dam, which will take place in various areas of the village of Santa Clara-a-Velha. During the afternoon run, in the House of Commons, the conference “The Watering Schedule, Dam and Moor” and Salons “vivid memories of Dam”. By 20.30 hours, Largo in the Mother Church, there will be performance of traditional music group Bats Mira, followed by presentation of a documentary about the construction of the dam. The night ends with the performance of Marrockhino Music Group.
On 11 May, the Dam, by 15.00 hours, held a Commemorative Ceremony and opening Evocative Monument, with the performance of students in the Viola Campaniça Enhancement Center and Sing Improvisation and presentation of commemorative medal. By 21.30 hours, It will start a show that brings together onstage Valentine Ala and the Philharmonic Band of Lavre, followed by music and fireworks show and DJ.
On Sunday 12 May, also next to the Dam, held the 2nd Trail of Mira and the 13th fairway of BTT “Land of Mira”. A partir das 15.00 hours, Cultural afternoon will feature the work of ethnographic group People of the Alto Mira, Coral Group Cantadores of Disquiet and artist Toy.
During the days of Saturday and Sunday, the 10.00 to 18.00 hours, there will be boating, visits to the dam facilities, exhibition and documentary exhibition on the dam in the village of Santa Clara-a-Velha. There will be free shuttle between the village of Santa Clara and the Dam.
