The PSOE candidate for Mayor of Murcia, Pedro López, visited this morning the work on the project's environmental conditioning Contraparada environment along with the president of the Segura basin, Charo Quesada, the Government Delegate, Rafael González Tovar, Council Member for the Environment of Murcia, Adela Martinez-Cache and the village headman of Javalí Viejo, José Francisco Navarro, developed by the CHS that have allowed the recovery of one of the emblems of the Orchard to make it a great space leisure.
Pedro Lopez has said "The design of the dam and its surroundings Contraparada points the way to convert our heritage into a tourist attraction and a source of employment to help overcome the crisis."
The PSOE candidate for Mayor of Murcia has noted that "the establishment in the area of a large recreational space in the countryside just twelve miles from the city connected by bike path that runs parallel to the river and a center interpretation where knowing the source of the irrigation system is an example of the great potential of Huerta. "
Lopez insists that "we have to see Huerta and our heritage as a new economic field, especially in times of difficulties, we must advance the concept of productive Huerta, placing value on the entire network of canals and Azarbe, creating tourist routes bike lanes and paths, and focusing on adjusting the parameters of the twenty-first century orchard culture. "
Finally, the socialist candidate has highlighted the interest of the Government of Spain to recover the Contraparada with an investment of over 1.7 million co-financed with European funds.
He also added that "to enhance the Garden as a tourist attraction need more interventions of this kind in the entire municipality."
In addition, Lopez recalled that the agenda of the next election PSOE opted to develop a sustainable economy linked to the heritage of the Garden.
Source: PSOE Murcia