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Environment/Nature | 29 August, 2009 [ 12:35 ]
Peru: VRAE's Municipalities to work on cleaning rivers
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Drug production and trafficking bring along many problems, not only violence; pollution of the rivers is one of the worst related consecuences.
That's why several Municipalities in the Apurimac and Ene Rivers Valley (VRAE) are working on a nationwide crusade to stop this situation, in order to improve the native communities' quality of lives, as Peru21 reports.
VRAE's authorities are calling on state institutions to provide technical assistance to clean up the rivers and prevent further damage from chemicals used to make cocaine.
According to the congresswoman Elizabeth León, waters of Apurímac and Ene have high levels of chemical contamination caused by drug production activities, and this is not not only a national but a continental problem too, because the Amazon also involves other countries.
“We are coordinating this campaign with the Association of VRAE's District Municipalities” said León, adding that the campaign's official launch will take place on September 23rd-
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Isabel Guerra
Drug production and trafficking bring along many problems, not only violence; pollution of the rivers is one of the worst related consecuences. That's why several Municipalities in the Apurimac and Ene Rivers Valley (VRAE) are working on a nationwide crusade to stop this situation, in order to improve the native communities' quality of lives, as Peru21 reports.
VRAE's authorities are calling on state institutions to provide technical assistance to clean up the rivers and prevent further damage from chemicals used to make cocaine.
According to the congresswoman Elizabeth León, waters of Apurímac and Ene have high levels of chemical contamination caused by drug production activities, and this is not not only a national but a continental problem too, because the Amazon also involves other countries.
“We are coordinating this campaign with the Association of VRAE's District Municipalities” said León, adding that the campaign's official launch will take place on September 23rd-
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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2 Comments
# Viracocha says :
29 August, 2009 [ 20:11 ]
Maybe more constuctive to reduce/eliminate the source of the contamination....rather than just to try to clean up the result....otherwise it may be similar to a spit in the ocean, si?
Good that something is happening though. :-)
# Mike L says :
29 August, 2009 [ 22:40 ]
Start a campaign that informs the people that the cocaleros are polluting the water and that it will kill them. The people will take care of the problem because they know where the source is.Add your comment
The solution must be grassroots. Not some bleeding-heart NGO.
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