The Presidential Delegation of O’Higgins declared an Environmental Pre-Emergency for the central valley for this Sunday, July 7, as a measure to guard the inhabitants from excessive ranges of air air pollution.
This pre-emergency applies to the 17 communes that make up the Saturated Zone of the Atmospheric Decontamination Plan (PDA) for PM 2.5 within the central valley of O’Higgins: Rancagua, Graneros, Doñihue, El Olivar, Coltauco, Coinco, Quinta de Tilcoco, San Vicente, Placilla, Mostazal, Codegua, Machalí, Malloa, Rengo, Requínoa, San Fernando and Chimbarongo.
“This pre-emergency, decreed throughout the framework of Vital Episode Administration (GEC) 2024, is a safety measure to guard everybody, particularly those that are most affected, who’re the chance group corresponding to kids and the aged. Subsequently, the decision is for us to be a part of these environmental emergencies and pre-emergencies, respecting the decreed measures, such because the prohibition of lighting wooden heaters,” mentioned the regional presidential delegate, Fabio López.
For her half, the Seremi of the Atmosphere, Giovanna Amaya, defined that “the poor air flow within the Central Valley of O’Higgins, coupled with the extended use of wooden heaters in houses has considerably worsened the air high quality, which has induced this state of affairs. It’s essential to be emphatic, the inspections by the Seremi of Well being are being carried out in varied communes to confirm compliance with environmental laws, for which purpose we name on folks to respect the measures and never expose themselves to fines that vary from a warning to 1000 UTM.”
It needs to be famous that the Seremi de Salud O’Higgins has enabled a reporting line so that folks can inform the authorities in case of non-compliance with the laws associated to the lighting of wooden heaters on days of environmental episodes. In such instances, you must name or write by way of WhatsApp to the quantity +56989036974.
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