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The Marm invested 500 million euros in Extremadura for actions in the water field
30/12/2009
December 30, 2009
The Secretary of State of Rural Environment and water, Josep Puxeu, presented at Mérida, together with the President of the Junta de Extremadura, Guillermo Fernández Vara, the content of the Royal Decree on urgent measures to alleviate the effects of droughtwhere he has stressed that already today the Marm (Ministry of environment and Rural and Marine Affairs) has committed actions on water in Extremadura amounting to EUR 500 million through the Hydrographic Confederations of Guadiana and Tagus.
Under the Royal Decree Law on measures for mitigating the effects of drought, Josep Puxeu has pointed out which allow you to give security to adopt strategic measures in order to keep the food, agricultural and economic activity.
Josep Puxeu has explained the content of the Royal Decree Law, whose objectives are focused on establishing exceptional administrative measures for the management of water resources and urgent measures for the regulation of the operations of rights to the use of wateras well as to support measures to the holders of rights to the use of water for irrigation and supply in the areas affected by drought.
