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La Parota: In the age of

Angel H. Aguirre Rivero

Isaiah Alanis

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Since its announcement in 2000, there have been ups and downs of all kinds whether or not to build a controversial hydro. Three governors are they mounted the project: Rene Juarez Cisneros, Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca and Angel Aguirre Rivero Heladio. At first, grabbed him near the end of its mandate.

was with Torreblanca Galindo (2005-2011) that the desired project investor and former Director of the Commission Federal de Electricidad Elías Ayub, who took that position "on January 27, 1999 by appointment of then President Ernesto Zedillo, after leading Airports and Auxiliary Services and of working for a long time in high level positions in the former SEMIP, now Secretary of Energy. "

He put fire to cook. But things got ant color to commit several errors, the CFE, in the management and treatment to those affected.

addition to all that Pemex has invested, and the previous state government, to organize "meetings rigged", try to do everything to steam, and water spilling from stuffed into the raging current leaders and ambitious entrepreneurs.

"The Parota Dam in the state of Guerrero in Mexico will have an initial cost of $ 800 million. More than a billion dollars of earnings represent the builders which will involve a debt to the country for the next generation. " (12/12/05), Gustavo Castro Soto, the Parota Dam, history of fraud .* The time of construction and operation of hydropower is eight years. That is, increasing the original budget increased to date, at least 30%, representing an expenditure greater than planned.

recounting this struggle that has transcended the borders of Mexico, is not for this space, and whose impact, as explained, Gustavo Castro Soto, has its dark flats and incentives: "The billions of dollars that represent the business Dam La Parota well worth the amount for builders of lies, deceit, fraud, repression, corruption, buying ejido authorities, intellectuals and universities purchase and multiple illegalities by the three levels of government (municipal, state and federal). The dam has become a popular resistance trench with the support of organizations and national and international networks of human rights and environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), farmers, indigenous people, workers and all who have joined the CEPA struggle .... "

The same document continues watchword of the project unfeasible, "Despite the legal prohibition, the alleged Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was submitted to the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) two months later, in a document of 1536 pages that are not explained and that since the July 28, 2003 the plants prevent the passage of machinery CFE and any staff. In addition, SEMARNAT is located with an appeal for review because the studies do not meet environmental standards, health, seismology, destruction of fauna and flora protected endemic, and a lack of studies on the flow of underground streams, besides promoting the destruction of the Papagayo River basin .... "

And while the CFE talks about the benefits: job creation projects for affected households, and that the dam will end the water shortage in the Port for about 50 years, the World Commission on Dams states opposite: "The end result of the influence of vested interests and conflict of interest is that many dams were not built with an initial assessment and an objective assessment of technical, financial and economic mechanisms, let alone social and environmental criteria. Not surprisingly, many do not meet the standards applicable in any context. " (World Commission on Dams).

And while the struggle continues, the deputies are betting the project, "federal legislators in 2011 approved a capital budget for two thousand 49 million pesos for the start of the first stage of dam construction" La Parota "in Guerrero and 125 million to two new stretches of highway, Pie de la Cuesta-Coyuca and Tres Vidas-Barre Boulevard Old-The Horquetas .... "

MP Guerrero, Fermin Alvarado Arroyo, made these remarks: "I think a lot of Acapulco and Guerrero are convinced that we need to bring investment to create jobs with respect and dialogue obviously doing justice to everyone on all owners the ground and talking and making conditions and ensuring that justice will be done if it has to be hand in hand with the original owners of the land "he said.

So what, or not to build the hydroelectric Parota? The Governor of Guerrero, using a new attitude, has met with opposition and encouraging the project. For the sake of the people and the long and harsh resistance they have faced, the presence of the executive with CEPA, is a symbolic act where you see, and could better channel the energy for those affected and ensure fairness in the state executive to a draft federal, where the capital is bearing the lion's share. The CFE, came out ahead.

And both opponents and who agree to be governed by strict adherence to the law, which has shown them right opponents. Angel Aguirre will have to flaunt all their capacity for dialogue and negotiation so that this thorn in the shoe will not ruin image and the field is full of kicks, brawl, violence, and win or lose at the table, before the ball starts rolling.

* Gustavo Castro Soto, the "Mexican Movement of People Affected by Dams and in Defense of Rivers" (MAPDER) and the association Other Worlds.