La Rioja (DyN) Environmental groups from Mendoza and La Rioja partially blocked the transit routes and locations of Uspallata Patquía in rejection of large-scale mining projects in these regions. Wednesday, January 19, 2011
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La Rioja (DyN) Environmental groups from Mendoza and La Rioja partially blocked the transit routes and locations of Uspallata Patquía in rejection of large-scale mining projects in these regions.
La Rioja (DyN) Environmental groups from Mendoza and La Rioja partially blocked the transit routes and locations of Uspallata Patquía in rejection of large-scale mining projects in these regions. assembly Citizens for Life, La Rioja, interrupted the passage of trucks and vehicles on the road junction of Route 38, in the town of Patquía, about 70 kilometers from the capital of La Rioja.
Meanwhile, in Mendoza the People's Assembly for Water and neighbors Uspallata autoconvocados partial blockades on National Highway 7 to express their opposition to mining projects.
Protests were held in parallel as part of a regional control plan approached from the Assemblies of NOA and Which, "in defense of the commons and anti-mega mining," the protesters said in a statement.
"With this measure of force are demonstrating the repudiation of the mining enterprises and regions with NOA, both metalliferous and non metalliferous mining as the national nuclear plan", said the assembly.
"With this measure of force are demonstrating the repudiation of the mining enterprises and regions with NOA, both metalliferous and non metalliferous mining as the national nuclear plan", said the assembly.
The statement was endorsed by the Citizens Assemblies of La Rioja, Mendoza, San Juan, San Luis, Catamarca, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Salta and Jujuy.
"We understand that megaminería invade our territories, destroying our mountains, preventing the development of regional economies, appropriating our contaminating water sources with toxic substances and enslaving our cultures, "they said. Rioja
The assembly rejected the agreements reached in December by Governor Luis Beder Herrera Kirchner with China's Shandong Gold Mining Mining to mine the deposit El Oro, Famatina, 230 kilometers north of the provincial capital.
The assembly rejected the agreements reached in December by Governor Luis Beder Herrera Kirchner with China's Shandong Gold Mining Mining to mine the deposit El Oro, Famatina, 230 kilometers north of the provincial capital.
Paula Ferreyra, Assemblyman Mendoza said that the measure is carried out in different districts because "the problem of mining mega beyond borders and political boundaries of each province."
"It has become a regional problem, typical of all the mountains of Argentina, so it was decided that joint action, just to make you notice the whole country which suffer the Andean communities, "he said.
He refused, he said, has to do with" metal mining, such as St. George, Uspallata "but also with" uranium mining, there are many searches in the province of La Rioja, Catamarca, Tucumán inclusive.
The crackdown in Mendoza was located off the Uspallata service station where Some 200 people gathered to cut vehicle traffic every thirty minutes and provide handouts to those who travel on Route 7.
The intention, he added Ferreyra, is "telling people" that the inhabitants of these regions are "being ignored and trampled upon" with "the installation of these large projects."
also admitted that "sometimes produces negative reaction such actions in the population, but would not have" found another way "to be heard.
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