The company Colombian Energy Transmitter (TCE) seeks to carry out a consistent project in the installation of six towers as part of an energy plan that crosses four departments, one of them is Cundinamarca.
The purpose of this company is to install the towers in the village of Cascajallocated in the Municipality of Soacha. there it is Monserrate farma place with an extension of 112 hectares that borders the Chicaque Natural Park and the Tequendama Falls.
The inhabitants of the sidewalk have opposed the project that the energy company intends to carry out, since this could bring consequences to the flora and fauna that is in the place, which counts with valuable vegetation and natural lagoons.
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They say they have faced all kinds of pressures, from invasion of their premises to deception by the firm to move forward with the project. They also point out that there are trees on the site with more than 100 years of longevityso an economic compensation will not repair environmental damage what can cause this to work.
On the other hand, the ANLA (National Environmental Licensing Authority) has not given the green light for the execution of this project in Cundinamarca due to the opposition of the inhabitantswhile in the other three departments (Risaralda, Caldas and Tolima) They had no problem getting started.
The inhabitants assure that they are not opposed to development, but to the fact that they want to go over the inhabitants and the ecosystems with this project. Despite the pressure against them, they state that no state entity has attended them In this situation.
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The Cascajal village is located on the road that connects Soacha with the municipality of Mosquera. Its inhabitants have made a great effort to conserve the place and that it be constituted like a true nature reserve.
