Twenty-four boats and 80 engines, is the aid which the government distributed among the 220 fishermen who suffered damage to their boats and fishing gear during the tsunami. MOP to invest some $ 5,240 million in port reconstruction in the Maule Region.
Under the government program "Back to the Sea", the Secretary of Public Works, Loreto Silva participated in the delivery of boats and motors for fishermen who lost their tools after the tsunami.
The program of public-private cofinancing, is in the repair and replenishment of inputs wrecks. In the Region of Maule, the company collaborates in this task has been Antofagasta Minerals SA
Loreto Silva Under Secretary appreciated the efforts made in conjunction with the private sector. "This work helps to improve the physical conditions terrestrial infrastructure damaged coves, and returns a productive activity of great importance for the affected communities, one of the priorities set by President Sebastián Piñera, "he said.
During the activity, the authorities said that to date, the MOP has completed four contracts for emergency works to normalize the artisanal fishing port infrastructure damaged by the disaster Maule.
He added, there are three initiatives that are advancing rapidly in the Stone Jetty The Maule River Dam in Fiscal Jetty and Wharf Maguellines.
In projects reconstruction, meanwhile, Loreto Silva announced that between 2011 and 2014 will cost about $ 5,240 million in port works in the Maule Region, mainly in springs, creeks and ground tasks near the coastline.