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The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, made a balance of the meeting held yesterday with the President of the Hydrographic Confederation of Segura, Miguel Angel Ródenas.

Jódar described the meeting as "very positive, since it allowed us to analyze the response of the municipality to the episodes of precipitation in recent weeks, while we shared some of the most pressing demands of the municipality in water."

Jódar stressed that "among the issues demanded the high priority has been the demarcation and expropriation of those stretches necessary to build drainage channels for the evacuation of waters in Torrecilla and Campillo.This is a neighborhood demand that we share from the City of Lorca, it is necessary to build these canals to be able to evacuate water in areas of maximum flooding when we suffer episodes of heavy rainfall.It must be remembered that in January 2016 the Council of Ministers approved these measures within the document flood mitigation and Which is under study.The CHS now has it as a priority, so we have laid the groundwork for this essential improvement for the municipality. "

"In the same way, studies are already being carried out for the construction of dams in both Nogalte and Béjar. These are necessary infrastructures to guarantee the safety of the neighbors in the event of torrential rains, especially if we take into account the success of the Dykes built in the head of Nogalte and that such a good response have offered during the rainy days of December. "

On the other hand, the Mayor of Lorca recalled that "in early 2017 will begin the works to expand the waterways of the popularly known as Autovía de Águilas as it passes through Campillo, an essential work for the safety of neighbors Before any episode of floods. "

Jódar wanted to "thank the President of the Segura Hydrographic Confederation for his attention and for the commitment that this institution maintains with Lorca. Thanks to this work in common we continue to advance in the creation of a Lorca increasingly better prepared to face To episodes of heavy rainfall, with all that entails. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca