Projects advance
The mayor of the municipality of La Florida, Andrés Felipe Díaz Muñoz, stated that in these first months of Government the construction and preparation of the Municipal Development Plan, Together for a new Florida, stands out, which was carried out with broad community participation, with the inhabitants of the different villages, townships, where it is sought that these projects and initiatives presented by the communities are approved by the National and departmental Government.
Likewise, this Administration is seeking approval of the Territorial Planning Plan scheme that the municipality does not have as a consequence of decree 4106 of November 15, 2005, where a large part of the municipalities of La Florida were declared a disaster zone. Nariño and Pasto for the reactivation of the Galeras volcano and today with the studies that the National Risk Management Unit will deliver, progress can be made with the POT in this town.
Likewise, the mayor of La Florida, together with the mayor of Belén, Jair Zambrano, were elected as wedding delegates for the Collegiate Body of Administration and Decision Ocad, Pacific region, the entity in charge of evaluating and making viable, approving and prioritizing programs and projects that They will finance 40 percent of the resources for the allocation of the regional investment of the General Royalties System, destined for the departments of Nariño, Valle and Choco.
One of the most important bets with municipal resources and agreements with Invias and the Department of Infrastructure Secretariat has been the maintenance and improvement of the tertiary roads that were in poor condition and that are currently being intervened in the towns of Tunja, Matituy , Robles, Rodeo and Plazuelas, among other trails.
A proposal was presented to the departmental government for the paving of roads, especially the road that connects the El Zanjón sector with the towns of Tunja and Matituy, where more than 4 thousand inhabitants reside, and it was requested that it be included in the Development Plan. Departmental the construction of a market square, since the municipality does not have one.
Economic difficulties
The mayor of Ipiales, Amílcar Pantoja, announced the progress and efforts that have been made after completing the first 100 days of his mandate in the municipality.
“We received a municipality with economic and administrative difficulties, a municipality that fell from category, Ipiales was from third category and moved to fourth category due to technical issues, which could be avoided at all costs,” said the president of Ipiales, Amílcar Pantoja.
Likewise, he spoke about the million-dollar debts that the municipality faces due to past issues that amount to 23 billion pesos and demands that have not been resolved and currently total more than 27 billion pesos.
Regarding security, he mentioned “the entire country has seen an increase in violence, in Ipiales we have decreased violent deaths, robberies in the commercial sector, operational issues.” “That is why we request the creation of the Ipiales Special Police District,” he added, referring to the visit of the Minister of the Interior, after the security council.
The president explained that there are multiple actions that must be prioritized, such as the consolidation of projects such as the mental health care center and the strengthening of alliances on sexual and reproductive health issues with Profamilia. Also, he spoke about the need to reorganize the issue of public space and the rehabilitation of roads that have suffered state abandonment for many years and that will be of great benefit to the community. The mayor announced that, “in 4 years, we will give our people a new city,” since one of the purposes is to achieve significant progress for the territory.
Rural development
The president of the municipality of Nariño, Roberto Betancourt, expressed that they are currently working for rural development, providing support to the project that the Solidarity Unit has been developing, with the collaboration of the National Open and Distance University, Unad and the association of small producers belonging to Asomoras and the approval of other association projects is sought to improve the economic income of the families of this municipality.
Likewise, with the Departmental Water Plan, efforts have been made for the construction of a Pdtar Wastewater Treatment Plant, for this project the municipality would co-finance 1.4 billion pesos for the initiative that has a cost close to $4.8 billion.
Likewise, a road project was filed before the National Government that goes from the municipal seat of Nariño to the township of La Caldera in a stretch of 7.5 kilometers, which has a cost of 18 billion pesos, as well as a project for the use of the road from the Chorrillo township, to the Yunguillo village, in a section of 2,600 linear meters, where it is expected to be approved.
Likewise, there is a project that is being formulated for the construction of new social interest houses for families with limited economic resources in this town, where the municipality, including the lot, would contribute resources close to 6 billion pesos of co-financing, where it is hoped to invest 50 percent of the direct royalties and other co-financing, including that of the National Government for this ambitious housing project, where a co-financing of another 8 billion pesos is aspired, for the construction of 140 households.
Quality of life
The mayor of the municipality of Chachagüí, Francisco Álvarez López, expressed that progress and achievements obtained during the first 100 days of Administration, this period has been of vital importance, as it has been the key time for the formulation and implementation of various projects that “They seek to improve the quality of life of all Chachagüileños.”
“In terms of paving rural roads, we have set out to improve connectivity and accessibility in all areas of our municipality. Currently, we have several projects in the formulation phase, and others that are already established in entities such as the Government of Nariño and Invias, said the president.
Who also added that “recreational and sports settings are essential to promote physical exercise and healthy recreation in our community. That is why we are working on its formulation and we have already filed projects with the Ministry of the Interior and Sports.”
Regarding educational infrastructure, the mayor said that “we are working on resource management for the completion of the Educational Citadel, as well as for the improvement of other educational establishments. “We are working on the viability of the new Hospital project for our municipality, as well as the health posts.”
The updating of the Territorial Planning Scheme is essential for the sustainable and planned development of Chachagüí. For this reason, we are working on resource management to update it, with the aim of ensuring orderly and equitable growth in our territory.
In terms of tourism, we are promoting the potential of Chachagüí as a tourist destination, participating in national events to publicize our attractions. We are proud to mention that we have participated in the Anato Showcase and are working closely with a Mexican firm on the Pueblos con Encanto project.
Great efforts
The Mayor’s Office of Consacá headed by President Weykman Jojoa completed the first 100 days of municipal government in which he stated that they are making progress in fulfilling campaign promises and we have achieved great efforts for the community.
“In less than 100 days we managed to obtain for Consacá more than 10 billion pesos that will come from the Ministry of the Interior and the departmental authorities of Nariño to execute the inter-administrative agreement to develop studies and designs for the construction of our Municipal Administrative Center of Consacá” expressed Mayor Weykman Jojoa.
“A record management, we are going to have the mayorship that we deserve, which is thanks to the effort and dedication of our work team, it will be the most expensive investment project in the history of Consacá, we hope that we will soon sign the agreement and we can “initiate the corresponding administrative procedures to begin the execution of our first year of government of this important infrastructure work,” added the president.
Likewise, he indicated that they have worked on adaptations to the facilities of the cultural departments, local health directorate, Sisbén, council, among others. Also in the completion of the Bombona coliseum, and with the Ministry of ICT, prioritize the connectivity of 10 rural schools, an innovation laboratory and also the provision of computers.
“Living up to our campaign slogan if we can, we have made a great commitment to tourism, culture, the improvement of the economy of Consaca families and the strengthening of businesses,” said the mayor of Consacá, Weykman Jojoa.
Create aqueducts
In an interview with DIARIO DEL SUR, the mayor of the municipality of Tangua, Marino Timaná, expressed that “the most urgent and necessary needs are, for example, drinking water for the urban area, we only have 4 hours in the day, so we need the Government to Departmental and National help us to look at another water source and make a great project to be able to solve this problem in this town of 4 thousand inhabitants in the urban area.”
Likewise, the president said that “in the village of El Páramo also, the aqueduct and because of the summer that has occurred in recent weeks, people are suffering from lack of water, so they have to go and bring the valuable liquid in pomas.” a long distance”.
Timaná also assured that “the solution would be to find a source of water to supply this community, since 4 villages benefit from that aqueduct, including Marquesa Alta, Marquesa Baja, Los Ajos and El Páramo, the difficulty begins because those aqueducts were for 40 homes and at this moment there are more than 200 and the flow is not enough.”
Regarding the educational institutions of this town, Mayor Marino Timaná indicated that there are several structures that have already completed their life cycle and are already old buildings that really do not meet the requirements for children to study, now everything must be modern and even anti-seismic.”
