Members of the Environment Permanent Committee from the Chamber of Deputies announced they have scheduled a visit to Valle Nuevo in La Vega next Friday, 27 January 2017.
The legislators will visit to see for themselves the situation of the farmers in the mountainous area that is the source of many of the country’s main rivers.
The Ministry of the Environment has given farmers and ranchers until Monday, 29 January 2017 to end all agricultural activities in Valle Nuevo.
Deputy Francisco Matos said they want to hear directly from the people affected by the ruling, to assure that the legislative body understood all perspectives. He did say that although he agreed with the official measures announced by the Ministry of Environment, any action must be on firm legal grounds and the Ministry must take steps to address issues of compensation to the farmers and residents in the area.
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El Caribe
25 January 2017
