After more than a week of the landslide that affected the via panamericana and left a part of the south of the country isolated, the solutions are still far away.
So far there has been talk of track restoration times at least in 6 months and that threaten the economy of this region on several fronts.
(See: Foreign trade is also affected by the closure of the Pan-American Highway).
On one side, the supply local has been strongly affected, which has raised alarms since, for example, fuel has started to become scarce, affecting the means of transport.
Likewise, the output of local production of foods like milk, potato, pea and fruits has been interrupted by the contingency.
Yesterday, Tuesday, Mayor’s office de Pasto reported that there were four service stations that had availability of gasoline and seven that had Acpm to supply users.
This has led to seasons there are long lines and a maximum limit for tanking, in order to distribute the current provisions.
The National Federation of Fuel Distributors (fendipetróleeither)reported that work is being carried out to bring energy from Neiva to Narinoto supply the 635 stations in the department that have been affected by this situation.
(See: Government takes measures to supply Nariño with fuel).
However, this is not the only energy company that has been impacted by the interruption of the traffic on the main highway of the region.
There has also been a shortage of Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and compressed natural gas, so the Ministry of Mines y Energía announced a series of actions so that on January 22 a ship arrives from Barranquilla taking this energy to the port of Tumaco, from where it will be transported by land.
However, Tumaco is not the only road enabled for the transport of essential goods, as authorized by the Ministry of Transport In order to continue the transit of these products, the dammed carriers entered Ecuador and returned to Neiva, and the alternative route was enabled. Pasto – Mocoa – PopayanHowever, this road does not have the capacity for large trucks, according to Fedetrascarga.
Airway, the different airlines increased their capacity to deal with the emergency and transport not only merchandise, but also offer an agile route for those travelers who They were held in Nariño.
even yesterday EasyFly launched the route Popayán – Pasto with rates from $214,200 until January 17 (one daily flight) and thus supply the demand.
(See: This is how they will get agricultural production from Nariño, after the collapse of the road).
Panamerican Highway
EFE
Looking towards the farm, the closure of the Pan American mainly affects foods such as potatoes, peas, fresh fruits and milk.
According to Jorge Bedoya, president of the Colombian Farmers Societythis situation can especially influence the perishability of the crops and the increase in prices because there is less supply.
(See: Closure of the Pan-American highway: this is how food prices are).
However, the Minister of Agriculture, Cecilia Lopeztold Portafolio that this situation may not generate impacts on the country’s supplybut yes, in Cali.
“It is acting quickly to the extent possible. The Government has tried to find alternative routes. It may have some very localized effect, as Cali is one of the cities that is most affected”Lopez assured.
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