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The Government will allocate initial 175.000 euros for urgent action in the Montgó

18 September 2014 - 16: 58

The General Director of the Natural Environment, Salomé Pradas, has announced this morning in Dénia that the Generalitat will allocate an initial 175.000 euros, which could be expanded, for the urgent actions that have to be carried out in the Natural Park Montgó after the fire last week.

According to the director, that money is expected to arrive within a maximum period of fifteen days to begin the urgent work and be carried out by public enterprises Vaersa or Tragsa.

Carlos Linares and Salomé Pradas

Pradas has released this information after a meeting with the mayors of Denia and Xàbia, Ana Kringe and José Chulvi, and director of the Natural Park Montgó, Carlos Linares, who have remained in the Interpretation Center Montgó urgently after entering the first report by the environmental technicians of the Generalitat. This report has helped make a joint assessment of the impact of the fire and revealed the most urgent needs.

Among the actions to be taken, which will begin work next week, is the fight against erosion hill by repairing walls; the defense of forests to the potential risk of pests always declared after a fire, road repair, installation of drinking fountains to encourage wildlife and repair margins and terraces.

Salomé Pradas has also announced that communication channels will be opened with the neighbors affected by the fire in Les Rotes and Les Planes. It will be next week when he meets with those affected to inform them of the actions to be undertaken in the natural park and that the environmental restoration "be a reality as soon as possible". In addition a protocol with the neighbors so they know what can be done in plots will also be established.

Reforestation will have to wait

Asked about the deadlines to reforest the affected area, the Director General explained that technicians recommend waiting a reasonable time to observe how does natural regeneration and, from the first year to establish the necessary actions for the final reforestation.

Convene a special Governing Board of the Montgó

At the meeting this morning participants have agreed to hold a Governing Board extraordinary in the maximum period of one month in order to have more data collected on new reports and learn news about the cause of the fire, which at the moment is not determined . Until that time distinas meetings with neighbors will remain.

The Director General further explained that the brigades will strengthen conservation and maintenance of the reserve.

Not recommend walking the paths most affected

The director of the Park, Carlos Linares, explained that they are going to start an information campaign so that users do not travel the paths most affected by the fire, such as the Camí de la Cova Tallada, the route of the Torre del Gerro to the Molinos de Jávea, the climb from the Tangó cove to Cabo de San Antonio and from the recreational area to the monastery of Les Planes.

"We cannot prohibit people from traveling through these areas, but we will recommend that they be done on the paths enabled and not on the burned grounds"Said the director of the park.

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