The Delegate of the Government in the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabé, has held a meeting with the Undersecretary of Agriculture, Ernesto Abati; the President of Seiasa, Francisco Rodríguez Mulero; the President of Tragsa, Jesús Casas and the General Director of Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-Food Training, Isabel Bombal. The commissioner for the reconstruction and repair of the damage caused by the dana, José María Ángel and the subdelegate of the Government, José Rodríguez, have also been present.
In this working meeting, the progress on the ground of the implementation of the actions carried out with the aid of the Ministry of Agriculture, approved in the royal decrees of the Government of Spain, has been analyzed. The topics addressed include the immediate reconstruction of rural roads, direct aid to farmers and the recovery of productive potential and full repair of plots and irrigation infrastructures.
The actions of the Ministry of Agriculture in this area will amount to 200 million euros in direct aid, from which more than 15,000 farmers will benefit and also contemplate 170 million euros for the recovery of roads and the arrangement of plots and irrigation infrastructures.
On the ground, there are already 18 work points, the survey is being carried out and a good number of irrigation entities have been contacted.