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High Bridge Residents asked to move people stationed on former industrial landfill
Lorena Cruzat
The residents of four villages of Puente Alto are not willing to stay sick. A product of living on old landfills. The situation led to the seizure of the municipal headquarters. Although, the housing minister, Rodrigo Perez, was this group of neighbors a few months ago, as the former Minister Magdalena Matte, now the talks have been suspended because the government said it does not act under pressure.
The discomfort is generated because there is a great outpouring of gases being methane which is in greater proportion because all these people were built on former industrial waste dumps in the community and hospital, confirmed the spokesperson of the Assembly Marcela Salinas, who along with other neighbors complained to the authorities.
"One of them was taken today with the City Council, where Mayor Manuel Jos? Ossand?n not only scolded him because he knew the situation since 2004, but also in January of this year were sent surveys by Councilman Germain Codina and they both knew what was happening. Furthermore Minvu Codina adviser, was an advisor to former minister and current adviser Matte Minister Rodrigo Perez. At that time they were given all the information, "explained the manager.
Populations were built in the 90 'but the existence of the landfill became aware after the explosion, in 2004, a chamber of the strong product sewer gases on the grounds.
The greatest impact has been on health, said Salinas, who reported an outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome that causes degeneration in the nervous system and affected seven people.
In 2004, after finding studies were carried out by the Catholic University of Valparaiso and the results were reported to the Community Assembly was organized by the emergency. However, they indicated that the metal levels were "normal"
The community, not satisfied with these studies, new analysis commissioned specialists from the University of Chile and Andrei Tchernitchin which revealed high levels of lead and cadmium, among others, in various items such as fruit trees.
Graciela Andrade, president of the Assembly of the Railway population, recognized by the host government and specifically the Housing Minister and later Minister Magdalena Matte P?rez Rodrigo, which were not sustained over time.
"The former minister of housing told us that she was willing to install a desk because he knew of the studies we had done and the levels of contamination were detected, but this was delayed until brought to the minister. Then, on June 18 we had a meeting with the current portfolio minister, who also was willing to negotiate with us, but he wanted to incorporate the Ministries of Health and Environment. Two weeks ago we sent an email to know what is going on the table and told us that there is no negotiating table because they do not act under pressure. " Andrade said.
This "pressure" the government is talking Andrade said unreal, because they are 15 years waiting for a response and getting sick so they will carry on protests for not waiting another 15 years of health problems.
Spanish to English translation
High Bridge Residents asked to move people stationed on former industrial landfill
Lorena Cruzat
The residents of four villages of Puente Alto are not willing to stay sick. A product of living on old landfills. The situation led to the seizure of the municipal headquarters. Although, the housing minister, Rodrigo Perez, was this group of neighbors a few months ago, as the former Minister Magdalena Matte, now the talks have been suspended because the government said it does not act under pressure.
The discomfort is generated because there is a great outpouring of gases being methane which is in greater proportion because all these people were built on former industrial waste dumps in the community and hospital, confirmed the spokesperson of the Assembly Marcela Salinas, who along with other neighbors complained to the authorities.
"One of them was taken today with the City Council, where Mayor Manuel Jos? Ossand?n not only scolded him because he knew the situation since 2004, but also in January of this year were sent surveys by Councilman Germain Codina and they both knew what was happening. Furthermore Minvu Codina adviser, was an advisor to former minister and current adviser Matte Minister Rodrigo Perez. At that time they were given all the information, "explained the manager.
Populations were built in the 90 'but the existence of the landfill became aware after the explosion, in 2004, a chamber of the strong product sewer gases on the grounds.
The greatest impact has been on health, said Salinas, who reported an outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome that causes degeneration in the nervous system and affected seven people.
In 2004, after finding studies were carried out by the Catholic University of Valparaiso and the results were reported to the Community Assembly was organized by the emergency. However, they indicated that the metal levels were "normal"
The community, not satisfied with these studies, new analysis commissioned specialists from the University of Chile and Andrei Tchernitchin which revealed high levels of lead and cadmium, among others, in various items such as fruit trees.
Graciela Andrade, president of the Assembly of the Railway population, recognized by the host government and specifically the Housing Minister and later Minister Magdalena Matte P?rez Rodrigo, which were not sustained over time.
"The former minister of housing told us that she was willing to install a desk because he knew of the studies we had done and the levels of contamination were detected, but this was delayed until brought to the minister. Then, on June 18 we had a meeting with the current portfolio minister, who also was willing to negotiate with us, but he wanted to incorporate the Ministries of Health and Environment. Two weeks ago we sent an email to know what is going on the table and told us that there is no negotiating table because they do not act under pressure. " Andrade said.
This "pressure" the government is talking Andrade said unreal, because they are 15 years waiting for a response and getting sick so they will carry on protests for not waiting another 15 years of health problems.