According to the president, the town remains virtually incommunicado, with serious effects for peasants and merchants.
The difficulties have reached about 450 trade establishments, in addition to poultry farms.
The municipality of Guayabetal, in Cundinamarca, Face a critical situation due to the prolonged closure of the road to the plain and the ravages of the winter season.
This was warned by the mayor, Simón Mejía, who said The town remains virtually incommunicado, with serious effects for peasants, merchants and the community in general.
“The municipality of Guayabetal is being affected not only by the closure of the road. We have been going through a very strong winter season that hits farmers and merchants. This is another of the big problems imposed by nature, ”said the president.
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According to Mejía, The difficulties have reached about 450 trade establishments, in addition to poultry farmsthat suffer from the lack of inputs and food for birds.
Peasants also suffer from closures, Well, moving between Villavicencio and Guayabetal it can take up to four hours for blockages at kilometer 18.
The mayor warned that The situation already begins to generate cost overruns in the food of the family basket, such as potatoes and lettuce, because they must be transported from Bogotá.
To this is added the risk for patients that require Attention in second level hospitals in Cáqueza, paths that can double their time due to road congestion.
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“We do not have an alternate route to go out to the plain or to nearby municipalities, we are completely incommunicado. Our trade loses great sums of money and a very serious social problem is generated, because peasants and merchants are desperate,” he said.
Mejía recognized the support of the governor of Cundinamarca and the Institute of Infrastructure and Concessions (ICU) with machinery to attend critical points in rural roads. However, He stressed that the tertiary networks in charge of Invías have not received investment in the last two years, which leaves entire communities for several days.
The local president also asked the Ministry of Housing for help, because The rains have forced 17 families at risk.
“We have not received resources from the ministries. The national government must put its hand in the heart, because Guayabetal is also part of this country And his people are resilient, but he needs support, ”he said.
Source: Integrated information system
