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The president and the mayor presented a study that suggest the need for extra 449 million for projects and economic recovery stimulus, which must be added 956 million in direct damage and 246 indirect jobs in the economy
The report contains a total of 63 projects and initiatives to address the damage from earthquakes and socio-economic standards of the city
The president of the Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, today called on the Government of Spain Lorca to "recover the spirit of loyalty and national solidarity and mobilize resources of the Spanish State" because Lorca "are not mollusks, are people", and earthquakes May 11 of the past "there were still many victims and families are unable to return home."
Valcarcel was speaking during the presentation, with the mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar 'Plan Lorca, "the study have developed the Community and the Consistory of the town which stands at 1,650 million euros financing needs for reconstruction and socio-economic revitalization of the municipality after the May 11 earthquake.
The goal, and so will ask the central government is that the whole nation to act in solidarity, as was done in 2002 with the "Plan Galicia 'after the catastrophe of the' Prestige ', for the recovery of Lorca and avoid the sharp drop in business and economic pulse not only in Sun City, but throughout the region, threatening the income levels and living standards of the people and territorial cohesion, social and economic convergence emanating from the Constitution and the European Union.
The president announced that the next plenary session "will be important to reopen the claim level in the House and Senate to resolve the future of Lorca at the moment, soon."
The project, Valcarcel said, "Lorca is the need, because they have the Lorca and everything will still photos and patches."
The report makes a detailed study of the direct damage of earthquakes, now totaling 956 million, to which are added indirectly by the economic slowdown in the area and in excess of 246, and the need of 449 million for development recovery projects and economic stimulus in the area, allowing the recovery and development of the city ..
This borrowing is 6.1 percent of regional GDP, it is impossible to be borne by the local and regional budget must be by the central government to include it in their budgets, and should not imply an impact to their accounts and is within its purpose as a state.
For that reason, today presented Jódar Valcárcel and an action strategy in two stages, first to pursue consistent with the physical reconstruction of the town and design a short-term investment plan that contributes to the economic stimulus.
The report includes 63 new projects and investment initiatives, some already planned and forecast performance before the earthquake.
And infrastructure projects listed in 14 categories
And infrastructure projects are listed in 14 categories, with particular relevance for the amount relating to the transportation, in excess of 150 million euros, Housing, Works and Services, with a net borrowing of 145.8 million, and Development with 57 .
In addition, four other categories of initiatives over 10 million people, such as Health Care (24.5 million) Culture (15 million) and Sports (15 million).
Other categories are Special Employment Plan 2012/2013 eight initiatives and a budget of 9.5 million, Education (6 million), assistance to older people (6.5 million), car supplies (two million), Tourism ( three actions), Emergency (eight million), Youth (three actions) or fair (two million of financing).
All these projects, says the president and the mayor, are an integral action for social and economic normalization preliminarily valued at 499,034,456 euros.
Also, Jódar Valcárcel and exposed on the immediate problems that are already acting as work in schools to try to recover as much normalcy as possible to the course and others, and problems relating to housing or recovery of important historical and cultural need more funding for recovery in the short to medium term.
In addition, the earthquake damage threaten identity and social cohesion of the municipality, such as Easter.
Estimates of Community and Town Council indicate a serious problem of homelessness, and that 25,000 of them were damaged (80 percent), 320 must be restored and 10,680 more are needed to rent for rehabilitation, because the rental market Lorca is completely inadequate and collapsed.
With these data, the direct impact of the quake has caused about half the population of the town from the effects of homelessness on a longer than a year and never less than five.
Source: CARM
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