He Tenerife Council destinyto 5.3 million euros to improve different natural spaces on the Island. The insular Government Council yesterday approved an investment of 3.2 million for the National Park of Teide and another of 1.4 in the Anaga Rural Park.
The president of the insular institution, Rosa Davila, and the vice president, Lope Afonso, gave an account of the approved agreements at a press conference. It is worth highlighting, within the area of Natural Environment, Sustainability and Safety and Emergencies the approval of an item of 3.2 million euros for actions in the Teide National Park. These include the commission to Gesplan for the execution of the construction project for the recovery and protection of vegetation on the roadsides, specifically on the TF-21 (La Orotava-Granadilla de Abona), TF-24 (La Esperanza) roads. -Las Cañadas) and TF-38 (Chío-Boca de Tauce). These works will be carried out by installing wood-metal barriers.
The execution of the prevention and extinction service was also awarded. fires forestry in the next two years. Likewise, yesterday an amount of 1.1 million euros was approved for the execution of the works to open the access road to Batán de Abajo, in the Anaga Rural Park, whose works will be carried out by Gesplan and will have a period of 20 months.
In addition, the insular executive body approved the tender for the contract for the start-up and development of the Anaga Massif Biosphere Reserve brand for an amount of 300,000 euros and an execution period of two years. The objective of this initiative is to promote the idea of promote active tourism, landscape, culture or gastronomy in the Anaga massif.
In addition, they will be allocated 648,000 euros to improve the Island Network of Trails. The intention is to prepare most of the 1,500 kilometers of tracks and roads, both mountain and coastal. In the rural area, the works to improve the Bardo Viejo road, in Fasnia, stand out, awarded for 430,000 euros to Signalaciones Villar.
The water problem
The council also endorsed an item of approximately 760,600 euros, intended for Rafts of Tenerife (Balten) to finance the action called Desalination of regenerated water in the municipality of Güímar, which will contribute to improving the situation of farmers in the area as a way to alleviate the water crisis suffered by the countryside.
The last government council of the year had the Tenerife Auditorium as an exceptional setting to highlight the work of the media with special mention of the work during the summer forest fire.
The president, Rosa Dávila, and the vice president, Lope Afonso, took stock of five and a half months in this new stage. They thanked the work of the Cabildo’s public employees and their “great human level.” Dávila valued the new budget and its approval “for the first time” before the end of December so that it comes into effect on January 1.
