He explained that the main purpose of this study is to support the lawsuits brought by Dr. Raquel seeking to stop all types of invasive construction in the mountains and the advance of the urban sprawl towards the mountains
Lourdes Montain.
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal.)– The local environmental group Axixic Chimalli released a study on the danger avalanches or «Trombas” resulting from excessive urbanization in mountains. The study was conducted in collaboration with the criminal sciences expert Dr. Raquel Gutiérrez Nájera, Ph.D., and geographer Luis Valdivia Ornelas.
Noris Binet, a spokesperson for he Axixic Chimalli group, explained that the study is a technical report analyzing why different landslides and mudslides have occurred over the years when urbanization puts homes and residents of the town at risk due to factors such as steep slopes, runoff and soil type.
He explained that the main purpose of this study is to support the lawsuits brought by Dr. Raquel seeking to stop all types of invasive construction in the mountains and the advance of the urban sprawl towards the mountains.
«The doctor cannot go to the judges and just tell them to stop the construction; this study provides the proof needed to demonstrate that it is violating human rights. The developers do not guarantee the safety of homes and they exacerbate the lack of services like water while they risk a catastrophe to buildings and people in the area of the construction,» stated Noris.
The file – which can be found in the Facebook group «Ajijic Junta Vecinal»- includes the history, of the landslides and the damages they have caused in the last 50 years in San Juan Cosalá, Jocotepec and Ajijic. Both Axixic Chimalli and Dr. Raquel s plan to continue with this type of studies along the riverbank, with the same purpose.
In addition, Binet explained the importance of education and awareness beyond the dissemination of the report.
«In addition to its use in court, this document can really help other people to understand why the residents in Axixic Chimalli seek to stop construction in sites that represent an imbalance for the environment, and cause damage, » he said.
He also pointed out that this is the right moment to act, and if we don’t , «it will be too late». He said that progress is not about being destroyers, but about being sustainable, so that the next generations can solve or avoid the problems caused by the environmental degradation caused by previous generations. Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan
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