The regional governor of Piura, Luis Neyra, indicated this Monday, December 23, that they are carrying out an evaluation of the damage caused after the oil spill in Lobitos, Talara province, in the Piura region. In addition, the cleaning that Petroperú carries out in the affected area to mitigate the economic impact in the summer season.
Neyra stated that officials from the Regional Directorate of Energy and Mines are carrying out a thorough evaluation, since the oil spill could have affected more beaches in Talara. However, he affirms that the spas are free of pollution and will be able to receive tourists.
“What happens is that the issue of oil, being a dense substance, will directly impact more areas of the beaches in Talara and that is what we are evaluating. We know about some areas, but it must be made clear that most of the spas are free. I believe that we can still receive tourists on some beaches in order to reduce the economic impact that families that subsist on this economic activity may have.”, he declared to RPP.
Likewise, Neyra stated that they are registering people who have any activity linked to the Lobitos area. Also that the state company promised not only to compensate financially, but also to ensure that these types of incidents do not happen again.
“Petroperú has committed to compensate not only the issue of the economic impact, but to see that no issue of this type occurs again, because it is not the first time; We already had knowledge from the fishermen that there have been oil leaks, not of this magnitude, but small ones that harmed the ecosystem and the activity of the people, which is one of the main sources of work.”, he expressed.
The governor of Piura highlights that they will be attentive to the cleaning work carried out by Petroperú and asks that the Public Ministry be quick with the investigation to find those responsible.
“The idea is to be vigilant that a good job is done and also, as we have already said several times, when there is an investigation by the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office and they are found responsible, it is always good to leave records and set a precedent. , because these types of ecological disasters, apart from damaging the ecosystem”he added.
