The Consistory rafaleño has invested 957,000 euros in the creation of a network of sustainable drainage and the construction of a flood park in the industrial area.
In so doing it is one of the first municipalities of the Vega Baja to execute the grants included in the Vega Renhace Plan, an initiative of the Valencian autonomous government for flood prevention in the Vega Baja following the DANA of 2019.
The subsidies, obtained from the Generalitat Valenciana, have enabled the investment of 850,000 euros for additional infrastructure in the northeast area of the town, one of the most affected by the rains. This has now been completed, also using additional aid from the Ministry for Ecological Transition.
The mayor of Rafal, Manuel Pineda, has said that “we have allocated 400,000 euros, obtained in aid from the Vega Renhace, for investment in urban drainage systems and sustainable cleaning actions, implementing a network of collectors for the channelling of rainwater in case of torrential rains”.
Through a second grant of 450,000 euros, allocated in the second line of the Vega Renhace Plan, “we have carried out the creation of a floodable park and leisure area in the industrial estate, with the construction of a 4,500 square metre area for outdoor recreation including a pump track, calisthenics and parkour area for use as a leisure area”. This last addition has been completed with 107,000 euros, from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge.
The mayor said that the completion of these works “make Rafal one of the first towns in the region to complete all the of the Vega Renhace Plan, executed in record time”.
He highlighted a total investment of nearly one million euros for these safety and flood prevention actions, “the result of a constant effort of this government team to continue improving the infrastructure of our town for the peace and wellbeing of our residents.”
