Dina Boluarte admits that the state “does not have mechanisms” to deal with heavy rains in the country.

Given the catastrophic panorama that is observed in different regions of the country due to intense rains, the President Dina Boluartewith ministers Protectionfrom agricultural development, environment and from social developmenttraveled today, Saturday, to Tumbes to “inspect and provide disaster relief.”

The President arrived in the region in Downtown Puerto Pizarro where in his speech he pointed out that although the executive branch announced the natural phenomenon in advance, the state does not count with enough machinery to deal with the effects of the rains.

“Through indecisiveA few weeks ago, we warned that this natural phenomenon would affect the north of the country, because neither the governor nor the mayors could deal with it immediately, nor could the state – to tell the truth – because we don’t have technologywe don’t have pumps we have no way to withstand these rains naturally, because the state was really abandoned,” the president said.

To rectify this situation, he indicated that the state is preparing “mechanical package” which he will send to regional municipalities to deal with the effects of rain.

“From now on in the north of the country, I want to announce that, as part of public policy, we are already working to ensure that every provincial municipality package technicians at the national level, so that they can not only withstand this situation (…) due to natural phenomena, but also be able to strengthen roads and bridges, which are so necessary at the national level,” he stressed.

In this sense, the Head of State stressed that the specified “flock” was the result of “well-coordinated work with private company, Therefore, he asked the regional authorities to direct their demands according to the situation in each jurisdiction.

“Today we are coming (…) with humanitarian aid, with motor pumps, in this work we agreed with a private company, because, I repeat, the state does not have motor pumps, we don’t have enough technology and what we have is not enough to be able to serve at the national level. For this reason, it is very important that they send us their requirements so that this package of equipment that we are going to deliver can be done in the near future, because we must provide the state with the infrastructure so that it can defend itself,” he said.

Convened session of CONAGERD

This was announced today, on Saturday, by the National Civil Defense Institute (Indeci). Twitterthat this Sunday the executive branch will convene the first session National Council for Disaster Risk Management (CONAGERD).

“The Presidium of the Council of Ministers (PMC) as the governing body National Disaster Risk Management System (SINAGERD) will convene this Sunday, March 12, the first session of CONAGERD.

It should be noted that KONAGERD It is the “top-level body for political decision-making and strategic coordination of process functionality” in the face of natural disasters.

Also SYNAGERD was established in February 2011 under Law no. to natural disasters.”

On the other hand, Indeci urged regional and local governments to support the work of the Civil Defense Platforms and the Disaster Risk Management Working Groups on an ongoing basis, “in order to respond to emerging emergencies in a timely and coordinated manner.”