Come back and play, blockade of the Panamericana, representative Campo urges the Government to take action against this situation.
For the fourth time so far in 2024, the Pan-American international highway is blocked, in the jurisdiction of the department of Cauca, a harmful practice that for years has been seriously harming not only this long-suffering region, but also the users of this highway and the country in general.
Every minute of the blockade adds considerable losses, of which the productive sectors are not recovered, in addition to the damage it causes to those who travel to attend medical appointments, carry out errands and different procedures in different cities; However, no government has put a stop to this blackmail introduced years ago by Caucano indigenous people.
The current blockade is being carried out by peasants and Afro people in protest against the agreement that the Petro Government recently signed with the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC), which, according to the protesters, violates their territorial rights.
For his part, the representative to the Chamber for Cauca, Óscar Campo Hurtado, in a session of the First Commission of that legislative cell, made a call to the National Government, urging it to take prompt action in the face of the serious situation that plagues the department. of Cauca with the blockades on the Pan-American highway.
Campo Hurtado expressed his concern about the constant blockages, this time at the Villa Rica toll, by members of the Association of Community Councils of Northern Cauca (Aconc), which generates a harmful impact on the mobility of the departments of Nariño. , Cauca and Valle, with serious economic deterioration and damage to the regional community.
In his statements, Representative Campo highlighted that the situation in Cauca is increasingly critical, with a constant increase in poverty and growing social fragmentation that these types of actions on international channels produce. “Every eight days in Cauca, poverty grows and the department breaks down,” he stated, highlighting the urgency of addressing the most pressing needs of the population.
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Likewise, the representative called on both the communities and the National Government to work together in the search for effective solutions. He recognized the importance of obtaining answers to the needs of the region, but also warned about the negative consequences of actions that deepen the crisis and further divide society.
Intermittent unlock
At the closing of this note, an intermittent unlocking was announced, following a meeting with the Minister of the Interior, Luis Fernando Velasco Chaves from Cauca and other senior government officials, with the senior advisor and other advisors of Aconc, in Villa Rica, north of the department, so it is expected that the road will be completely cleared, and that the Government will comply with what is agreed upon. Meanwhile, who will be responsible for the damages caused?