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On the occasion of the upcoming municipal elections next May 24, 2015, members of the platform Save The Andelma have maintained contact with political groups with municipal representation in Cieza PP, PSOE, IU, CCCI, as well as members of We can.
Recall that this platform began in the year 2012 before the alarm created by press reports in news reporting that the Central Government had allocated two million euros to complete the modernization of traditional irrigation in our town.
These works consist of the construction of an underground pipe that would cross the sites of Maripinar, the Atalaya and Menju.
In the opinion of the members of the platform would mean the death of the canal of La Andelma, the last vestige of what were once traditional irrigation systems in our area, which are still open 5km further elapse in a declared special protection by our City Council on 10/12/1999 and published on 10/01/2000 BORM the area.
On 09/09/2008 Cieza Mayor and Commissioner-president of the Community Irrigation Acequia de La Andelma signed a collaboration agreement for the establishment of procedures for granting free to use the current channel of the canal.
In the agreement the variety, uniqueness and beauty of the Andelma and to make compatible Irrigation Modernisation plan with the conservation of its natural value, the need to maintain an ecological flow is established in the old channel of recognized the ditch once the Community Irrigation carry out the contract to expand and therefore tubing.
The agreement will enter into force after completion of the works with the Council's commitment of maintaining the old course.
In meetings with members of the Hydrographic Confederation, has shown us that the minimum flow would have to leave the volume of water allocated to irrigation community, which would be guaranteed at any time.
Irrigators themselves would have to give their irrigation water scarce itself in our region.
It is an effort that the platform hardly considered acceptable by the community, which already have many problems in the last sections of the Andelma.
Therefore, the platform advocates an alternative project of modernization of irrigation which has been prepared by the degree in environmental sciences and agricultural engineer Enrique Ochando.
It both respect for the historical physiognomy of the canal is contemplated (keeping open pit) and the modernization of irrigation needed for the canal remains what it is, irrigation canal, THE LEADING WATER, if we translate your name Arab, LA ANDELMA.
Well, based on the foregoing, the intention of the members of the platform is that different political groups speak out their manifestos on what could be a great loss to all ciezanos and future generations.
The talks have been relaxed and fruitful, saying its members great receptivity and interest shown them all political groups.
They all recognize the value of these irrigation systems built by the Romans and modernized by the Arabs, and now constitutes one of our main hallmarks.
Many years have passed and modernization works not only have not been performed, but also the maintenance works and peel necessary in the ditch will neglecting overlooking the tubing.
In the last Juntamento of the irrigation community, the Board reported that the two million originally allocated have been lost, but that will have to get back the money to make their initial project, which is referred to as split, and that refuse to show even the villagers themselves that they have requested both verbally and in writing.
The platform, which features every day with more members and supporters, defends his alternative project open, role recognizes the need to solve all the problems that today suffer from irrigators to continue enjoying a ditch than a gravel road that hides concrete pipes and small sections preserved as a charquico of water for tourist spectacle.
Therefore the platform members look forward to the presentation of the electoral programs of our future representatives in this our City of Cieza and ask them for their commitment to maintain our great treasure, LA ANDELMA.
Source: Plataforma Salvemos La Andelma
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