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* It should be noted that the five parliamentarians were present, but the absence of the Minister of the Environment, Marcela Cubillos, caused trouble.
Yesterday, another session of the Senate Environment Committee, chaired by Senator Isabel Allende, where one of the issues discussed was the contamination of Coyhaique, which was exposed by Mayor Alejandro Huala with the head of the Dideco, Diego Betancourt and the advisers Georgina Calisto, Franklin Hernandez, Ricardo Cantin and Ximena Carrasco; This issue was also raised by the Chairman of the Health Commission, Senator Guido Girardi, Under-Secretary of Public Health Paula Daza and the Minister of the Environment, who did not attend at the session
. A few weeks ago, the councilors visited the committees of the Chamber of Deputies where they presented the proposals raised as a municipality in order to obtain the necessary legislative support to accelerate the measures and declare Coyhaique in emergency because of the serious health problem. which means the high levels of pollution that the community is exposed to daily.
The president of the Commission, Isabel Allende, before giving the floor to the mayor Alejandro Huala, deplored the situation that the municipality lives. Coyhaique, in front of which he said "we are all interested in effective actions that can help, it 's amazing that today we went to Coyhaique as one of the most cities in the world. Polluted being that it was also one of the most beautiful cities, with the most pristine air, but it seems that this has been forgotten and that is why it is important that this session "During his presentation, the mayor referred to the main short-, medium- and long-term alternatives proposed to start the decontamination process in Coyhaique, between those who highlighted the installation of catalytic converters in the combustion ducts, regulate the use of firewood, set up temporary subsidies for electricity, gas and paraffin, promote access to conditioning programs and thermal insulation year, diversify the mat energy with clean energies and supply a district heating system.
During the session, it is important to ñalar, who was also attended by the five parliamentarians of the region, who have already supported the presentation as a municipality and have been concerned to promote alternatives and immediate solutions for to counter the current pollution in the regional capital. Among the ideas that emerged as the common denominator, he said he brought gas from Punta Arenas and said that Coyhaique was a health emergency.
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The Chairman of the Commission has indicated that with her Health, will officiate the Ministers of the Environment and Energy " because the underlying issue is to change the energy matrix, because subsidies can not be eternal, "said Allende, in addition to a note of annoyance in the absence of Minister Cubillos, who will be also officiated to ask soon to be designated portfolio sergeant in the region.
After the end of the session, in which the president said that there will be another example where the ministers of energy, the environment and, hopefully the Minister of Housing the mayor and councilors expressed their dissatisfaction for the absence of the Minister of the Environment, Marcela Cubillos, Huala also added "yes we appreciate the presence of the under-secretary to health, we hope to be decreed In a health emergency in the city of Coyhaique and then take concrete steps to make progress in decontamination, we do not see the political will of the government in this area and people are dying, "he said, noting that There should already be a portfolio nomination for the region, "with whom we can talk and see how we are moving on a topic." On the other hand, Councilor Ricardo Cantín said: "We will continue to doors, if we must come ten thousand times, we will come ten thousand times to Congress … we will not stop knocking on doors Finally, it is important to note that the council and the mayor will be invited to a future session where the We expect the presence of the Minister of the Environment and its representatives. by de Energía, as well as Mayor Huala concluded by asking the Under-Secretary of Public Health, to send to Minister Emilio Santelices, the request to declare Coyhaique in emergency Sanitar ia.
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