“The planning of national funds for interventions to mitigate hydrogeological instability under the responsibility of the Soil Defense sector, pertaining to the Territorial Government, Soil Defense and Housing Policies department, has been completed for 2025, following the reorganization of the administrative structures of the Regional Council”.
This was communicated by the vice-president and councilor for public works of the Calabria region, Filippo Mancuso, who explains that with the decree approving the “Plan of interventions for the mitigation of hydrogeological risk – 2025 year”, currently being numbered and published, as announced by the deputy minister for the environment and energy security, Vannia Gava, the financing process of 13.67 million euros intended for the Calabria region for the hydrogeological instability.
“Specifically – states Mancuso – the proposals presented by the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria are financed for an amount equal to 2,000,000.00 euros, destined for Bagnara Calabra; by the Municipality of Cicala, 760,000.00 euros; by the Municipality of Drapia, 564,310.69 euros; by the Province of Catanzaro, 4,709,000.00 euros for the provincial road 40 Gimigliano-Tiriolo; of the Municipalities of Maida, Pianopoli and Lamezia Terme for an amount of 4,500,000.00 euros.
However, there were two interventions subject to financial remodulation presented by the Municipality of Terranova da Sibari, one concerning the hydrogeological arrangement and consolidation of the Rione Terra rocky ridge, with an initial amount of 1,500,000.00 euros and an additional amount of 229,852.30; the other, for the arrangement of the slope near the “Mirto-Crosia-Longobucco” road under construction, was initially financed with 450,000.00 euros and then with an additional 880,000.00 euros.
We also proceeded to plan the resources of the Fund for the planning of interventions against hydrogeological instability – 2025 year, referred to in the Prime Ministerial Decree of 14 July 2016, for a total of 797,250.20 euros.
The responsibility for the subsequent phases of implementation of the interventions thus planned – finally specifies Vice President Mancuso – is entrusted, by law, to the Extraordinary Commissioner for hydrogeological instability in Calabria”.