It drought in Sicily “that’s it”national emergency“, but in fact, the funds available today remain on the table in May, when the Council of Ministers “decided. state of emergency for a period of 12 months, allocating to the former 20 million euros“. There will also be 950 million National Plan of Infrastructure Interventions for Water Sector Security. Of them, “a significant part is for Sicily” and will be directed to the financing of “seven interventions with 92 million euros”. Those are the words Minister of Infrastructure Matteo Salvini. who rated the drought by answering aThe question of Democratic Party MP Anthony Barbagallo. Bureaucracy is caught between saying and doing. In fact, the ministry has “concluded preliminary phase of the plan“, and the first part was “presented on May 29”. Two months have passed since then, but resources are on hold pending the conference of regions today. “I hope there will be an agreement,” said Salvini. Meanwhile, Sicily is in a state of emergency getting worse day by day.
Drought in Sicily, bureaucracy holds back funds
It is also the case that is hard overlap of different administrative levels, which multiply the bureaucracy even more. “On June 7 the most urgent interventions and action plan Formed by the president of the region, which provides 52 infrastructure interventions for new wells and for 86 maintenance and the acquisition of tankers,” Minister Salvini reminded. And again while you wait for it release of ministerial funds, “Il National Emergency Commissioner will propose a program of urgent actions and interventions, which obviously must have a short, very short-term implementation period, given the state of emergency.” The deputy of the Democratic Party and the former minister of the south condemned the impasse, responding to Minister Salvini. Giuseppe Provenzano. “We asked the first question in February and the government has not respondedsaid the deputy. “You’ve been waiting for this rain? He didn’t arrive. Today, he breaks this mocking silence by talking to us management rooms, technical desks. We need answers. Now. No more time“.
“Unregulated Speculation of Private Wells”
The former minister also condemned responsibility of the region in crisis management. The water disaster at the Palais d’Orléans had been “known for months” but no action was taken, instead contributing to “unregulated speculation on private wells and private tankers, not to mention the illegal ones. While the community is thirsty, maybe someone is laughing and doing business“. For the representative of the Democratic Party, it is necessary to change the pace of the issue. “If the crisis is unprecedented, these wells are in demand and fair distribution is guaranteed. Instead of wasting your money Development and Consolidation Fund in a thousand streams focus on dams, nets and start hurry to work“. If local governments can’t intervene, Provenzano concluded, the state must. “If Civil Defense of Sicily he can’t do that, interfere National Civil Defense. What if? Region: unable to give answers government intervene as a substitute because they are violation of rights and dignity entire communities”.
Confagricoltura Sicilia’s requests to the government
Ask, ask Measures for drought in Sicily, they have been for months now farmers. In recent days, representatives of the category met the Minister of Agriculture in Ortigia Francesco Lollobrigida. He was also present at the meeting President of Confagricoltura Sicilia Rosario Marchese Ragona, who presented specific proposals to the executive member. The association needs to “run all functions Existing and untested dams in Sicily, control pattern operation of pipelines avoid water leakage and theft, activate the aqueducts, and reuse treated wastewater in agriculture.” The lack of water, emphasized the number one of regional Konfagrikoltura, is not the only concern field workers, but it spreads like wildfire the whole society. “Drought Inconveniences tangible effects not only on agriculture, but on everyone Citizens of Sicily On tourism, one of the most strategic areas for the island’s economy.” Jeopardizing recovery afterwards years have already been marked by Covid, from international economic crisis and give it to them guerrilla
“No water fields, but high fees”
Marches Ragona also cited cases inefficient management of reservoirs. How? say Ragoleto-Dirillo, In the area of Ragusa, “where 1,200 companies have been left without water, citing as the reason fish protection“. The case is also interesting Gibbesi dam, Agrigento region, “large unfinished, 100ha water with open bulkheads that he never put a pint of pot“. Farmers condemn all this salt accounts for entrepreneurs for non-existent service”. The way to follow is the opposite, said the president of Confagricoltura Sicilia. tax relief provided by declaration of natural disaster“. For farmers, but also breeders, “who can’t wait for the biblical times of bureaucracy”. “Now we have to overcome the crisis phase with emergency measures, but we must work in parallel to program the declared and essential structural interventions The future of Sicilian agriculture Marchese Ragona concluded.