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09-01-2008, 03:30 PM
Peravia senator Wilton Guerrero is alerting on the criminal practice of illegal tree-cutting at El Pino, near the Valdesia Dam. This action will cause an increase in siltation, or erosion causing alarming deterioration of the dam. He said the forests are essential to keeping Valdesia as a source of water to Santo Domingo, Peravia and San Cristobal provinces.
As reported in Hoy, The senator said that the Peravia province authorities in charge of preserving the environment are accomplices to the illegal cutting of the trees that can be watched by all.
He denounced that there is a recent request for the clearing of an area of 130 tareas(8.1 hectares) of forest in the zone. He called for the authorities and the Senate to monitor the situation. He denounced that there are many forests and riverbeds that are being deforested in view of everyone.
Last month, Guerrero had accused the judicial police and military authorities of being accomplices to drug trafficking in his province.
At present there is no head to the Ministry of Tourism. President Fernandez had appointed his former Vice President Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal, but the latter has of yet to accept the position.
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As reported in Hoy, The senator said that the Peravia province authorities in charge of preserving the environment are accomplices to the illegal cutting of the trees that can be watched by all.
He denounced that there is a recent request for the clearing of an area of 130 tareas(8.1 hectares) of forest in the zone. He called for the authorities and the Senate to monitor the situation. He denounced that there are many forests and riverbeds that are being deforested in view of everyone.
Last month, Guerrero had accused the judicial police and military authorities of being accomplices to drug trafficking in his province.
At present there is no head to the Ministry of Tourism. President Fernandez had appointed his former Vice President Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal, but the latter has of yet to accept the position.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)