Leaders demand that President Pedro Castillo present himself with a report of possible solutions to their demands, they ask him for consideration for having supported him in elections.
They reported that since the last meeting with the Presidency of the Council of Ministers on November 15, there has been no further communication, after the leaders denied a request for a humanitarian truce as there was no progress on their demands.
Some commitments date from 2016, but they were reaffirmed in a meeting on December 9, 2021 with the presence of the former president of the PCM and the commitment of 8 ministerial portfolios.
In the minutes, the PCM together with the Regional Government of Apurímac promised to evaluate the installation of offices of Banco de la Nación and Reniec.
The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation assumed the financing of 4 dams, 6 irrigation systems, agricultural tractors and 5 dams in different basins.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications said that it would execute 5 projects by the second quarter of 2022, mobile phone antennas, internet, maintenance of neighborhood roads, bilayer tracks and 3 bridges.
In addition, the Ministry of Energy and Mines had a rural electrification project pending, a new stage of urban electrification, three-phase service, and other issues.
For its part, the Ministry of Health left under observation the construction of a hospital and its equipment, the financing of health posts, an increase in personnel and the acquisition of two ambulances.
The Education sector should also evaluate expanding the offer of teachers and service personnel, scholarships for native communities, managing a university branch and educational infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Housing assumed sanitation projects in Challhuahuacho and communities. The latter was to start in July.
Finally, the Ministry of the Environment was committed to environmental monitoring in the area, a guided tour of the mine, and the installation of an OEFA office.
As for the Las Bambas mining company, they are demanding unfulfilled commitments in forest nurseries, a lightning rod project, a terminal, a market, fito-awnings, contracting with suppliers in the area, 50% of the labor supply at the plant, among other commitments. .
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Response. Ana María Lima, president of the Defense Front, said that they are not anti-mining and that the company’s shortages depend not only on them but also on other provinces that are protesting in the mining corridor.
