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The provisional emergency actions promoted by the Irrigation Community and Cano the homeowners and allowed Balsa reset to 100% supply of irrigation networks "were increased by preventing damage to agriculture and livestock."

The meeting requested the collaboration of the Ministry of Environment to undertake definitive performances which modernize and recover irrigation networks in the municipality.

The Mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, and the Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, met with Secretary of State for the Environment, Federico Ramos, to solicit investments that will boost performances definitive networks Puerto Lumbreras irrigated which suffered significant damage from the flood of Sept. 28.

In this sense, Sanchez explained that "due to the actions and emergency works promoted by the irrigation communities of the municipality was restored to 100% of the irrigation networks will increase by preventing damage to agriculture and livestock."

So, Sanchez explained that our objective is "Definitive undertake actions to promote recovery and modernization of irrigation networks in Puerto Lumbreras".

Specifically, after the floods last September 28, the irrigation network of the Commonwealth of Puerto Lumbreras Irrigation was affected at 100% being destroyed over 21 miles of water main and 30 miles of pipe branches, which affected more than 3,500 hectares of irrigated land and a total of 850 villagers.

Moreover, the irrigation network of the Owners and Balsa Cano was hit by 90%, with the total disappearance of 9 kilometers of pipes and conduits as well as significant damage to the raft and in swamps water collection, directly affecting 800 hectares of crops and a total of 139 villagers.

Thus, during the meeting with the Secretary of State for the Environment has analyzed the work and emergency actions were promoted to restore as soon as possible the irrigation networks of the locality, and thereby avoid the loss of 3,000 direct jobs in the primary sector.

Also during the meeting have called for action to recover, modernize and permanently improve irrigation networks in the municipality.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras