Municipality of Quito presented the Rehabilitation and Reactivation Plan for La Comuna and La Gasca, areas affected by the flood

On the afternoon of this Tuesday, February 8, 2022, the mayor of Quito Santiago Guarderas presented the Rehabilitation and Reactivation Plan for the areas of La Comuna and La Gasca, affected by a flood on January 31. The capital authority pointed out that each of the offers must be fulfilled by your cabinet and managers, otherwise they will be removed from office.

nurseries offered issue a list with the telephone number and contact of each person that will be able to meet the needs of the residents directly.

Jaime Bucheli, manager of EM Seguridad, who will preside over the group of municipal entities that will carry out this plan, stated that the deadlines that have been set will be short, medium and long term.

The activities are the following:

• Delivery of cleaning kits, personal hygiene, clothing, household items.
• Coordination for the delivery of non-perishable food (will be carried out during the first 15 days and will be evaluated according to the needs of the people who were affected).
• Implementation of citizen service points to survey needs (close to ground zero).
• The metropolitan fund for risk management and emergency care will be used in:
• Food assistance for victims and affected (non-perishable food kits for families).
• Clothing kits, school kits, and medicines not covered by the Public Health Network or by insurers.
• Replacement of household items (up to six basic salaries, that is, $2,550).
• Repair of real estate (up to ten basic salaries, that is, $4,250).

For the business who lost their implements, the official pointed out that they must present the invoices of your last purchase to replenish based on that document.

Additionally there will be a study for the construction of a project that avoids collapse of this and several streams of the sector.

Bucheli reported that in 90 days will render a progress report. For this, the strategies short term must be completed, those of medium term will be in execution, and those of long term will be under study.

In addition, he pointed out that the help It will not only be for the owners, but also for the tenants, they will also be part of the repair of household items in their homes.

Residents attended this presentation, most requested immediate help with the vehicle repair, since many of them used it as economic support. In particular, several representatives of the La Comuna taxi cooperative requested help.

Paul Encalada, director of the ecuavóley court said that, of his 115 partners, 23 died, 18 are affected and three hospitalized. The citizen requested build the field for this sport with technical measures, since it was previously done empirically. “There they will be able to make a tribute to one side, because they left doing what they like the most,” he asserted. This, before the idea of ​​building a viewpoint, which was rejected by the inhabitant.

In addition, Encalada said have a real list of the number of affected in the zone. Given this, Mayor Guarderas asked him to meet with the municipal authorities in order to collate the data and bring help to all those in need. (I)