The Ministry of the Environment has announced that they have dismantled hundreds of meters of irrigation pipe used for agricultural production in the Valle Nuevo National Park.
In operations headed up by park administrator, Julio Cesar de los Santos and the provincial director of Constanza, Tito Montero, the farming facilities lands in Alto Bandera, El Castillo, Pinar Parejo and Las Espinas, in Ocoa have been disconnected.
Some of the owners were allowed to remove the installations and equipment themselves.
Environment Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito said that talks with farmers are continuing, but stressed that this is an irreversible process and the only option is to stop agricultural production in the protected area.
Domínguez announced a series of measures to attract tourists to Valle Nuevo to enjoy the climate and the impressive ecosystem, saying that they could stay in countryside residences and be in harmony with the environment.
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Listin Diario
7 February 2017
