PALERMO (ITALPRESS) – The Sicilian regional government “sent to Rome, last Wednesday 24 April, all the documentation necessary to obtain the declaration of the national state of emergency for the drought in Sicily. In the dossier, the solutions proposed by the control room led by the President of the Region and coordinated by the head of the regional Civil Protection to quickly put a stop to the crisis due to the lack of rain”. This is what we read in a note from the Sicilian Region. “The working group, also engaged in continuous meetings in recent days – continues the note – has identified the necessary interventions, differentiated according to the implementation times.
Among those rapidly implemented, the purchase of new tankers for Sicilian municipalities in crisis, the regeneration of wells and springs and the restoration of abandoned ones, the strengthening of pumping systems and existing pipelines, the construction of new pipelines bypass. For the next few months, however, we are evaluating the restructuring and restarting of the Porto Empedocle watermaker, in the Agrigento area, and one of the two in Trapani and Gela (in the Nisseno area), an operation that will require longer times and tender procedures. long”. “At the same time – underlines the note -, the regional Civil Protection department has established nine technical tables at the Civil Engineers of the capitals of each province, with representatives of the Water Department, the Reclamation Consortia, and the Authority of pelvis. This resulted in numerous proposals for urgent interventions, which were examined by the control room. Furthermore, several meetings were held with Siciliacque, Aica Agrigento, Caltacque and Acque Enna”. “It is now expected that the Council of Ministers will proceed with the declaration of the state of emergency due to the drought, a measure expected for next week together with the allocation of first sums for the most urgent interventions”, concludes the note from the Sicilian Region. – photo of the Sicilian Region press office, regional control room for the water emergency – (ITALPRESS). vbo/com 26-Apr-24 17:41.
