Pedro Blanco commits with the mayor to transfer to the Ministry the project to reduce the risk of flooding in the town of Sada

The government delegate, Pedro Blanco, held a meeting this morning with the mayor of Sada, Benito Portela, in which they addressed the project of structural improvements to reduce the risk of flooding of the Mayor and Fontoira rivers as they pass through the urban center of Sada. María Rivas, Deputy Delegate of the Government in A Coruña, and Fernando Fariña, Councillor of Works and Environment of the City of Sada, also participated.

During the meeting, Pedro Blanco promised to transfer this project to the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge to study the different actions of protection against flood episodes in the municipality.

The area of potential flood risk of Sada has an approximate length of 600 meters and coincides with the final stretch of the rivers Mayor (403 meters) and Fontoira (211 meters), within the villa. In this area, there were significant floods in 2016 that caused numerous material damage.

The initiative aims to reduce the risk of flooding by increasing the hydraulic capacity of the river while recovering the environmental conditions of the beds. Through several actions, the environmental quality of the river environments will be improved to the maximum possible of the Mayor and Fontoira rivers as natural habitats. In addition, it is intended to carry out a river cultural restoration that recovers the intangible values of the rivers and puts value on the presence of these beds in the life and history of the municipality.