PERU fishing with guts to report…
The Commission of Andean Amazonian and Afro-Peruvian, Environment and Ecology Congress held tomorrow in Piura decentralized session to address the problem of solid waste and environmental pollution in the region.
Following the agenda, said parliamentary group will conduct a public hearing on Saturday 21 March, whose agenda item pollution Bays Paita, Talara and Sechura.
That same day, the members of the Commission of Andean Peoples, Environment and Ecology conducted an inspection of the Bay of Paita (Piura) by recurrent allegations of pollution by industrial waste and sewage that has suffered the northern coast.
“This commission is charged with supervising all environmental issues. That is why the importance of inspecting and collecting all the complaints that exist in the region, to make the corresponding arrangements before the Ministry of Environment and the Executive Power. And if it is possible to form an investigative commission”, Federico said Pariona, Head of the working group.
He argued that inadequate management of solid waste and lack of sanitary land is a recurring theme several regions, so his leadership of the Commission of Andean, Environment and Ecology are prioritizing them. However, they must be considered in the government's agenda.
On the high degree of contamination in the bays of Paita, Sechura and Talara, said that to date there are 52 fishing companies that are being investigated, why it was agreed that a decentralized session and public hearing in order to receive the demands and complaints "in situ" of the settlers.
On decentralized session to be held tomorrow in the Provincial Municipality of Piura said the agenda item is related to the problem of solid waste and environmental pollution in the Piura region.
He also made an appeal to artisanal fishermen and villagers to attend the public hearing to be held on Saturday 21 at the premises of the municipality of Paita, will focus on agenda "Contamination of the Bays of Paita, Talara and Sechura”.
“This meeting will agree on the dialogue between authorities and civil society in finding alternative solutions "He said the legislator.
He noted that both meetings will involve the regional governor of Piura, Reynaldo Hilbck, Congressmen Juan Castagnino, Karla Schaeffer, provincial mayors, district, officials of the Ministry of Environment, IMARPE, Digesa, Water Authority, OEFA, PRODUCE, and Diresa Piura.
In addition, the participation of representatives of EPS Grau, fisheries and specialists from the Attorney specializing in environmental matters.
SOURCE: Diariocorreo.pe
