Communal farmers partially release blockade at Huatulco airport

by times news cr

Partially, commoners They released the blockade that they maintained at the access to the Huatulco Bays International Airport in Oaxaca, after scheduling a round table discussion with state and federal authorities.

It was last Friday August 9th that communities of Arenal Basses y Coyula Basses They set up a blockade on federal highway 200 from Salinas Cruz to Pinotepa Nacional, at kilometer 238, denouncing the announcement of creating a protected natural area of the federal government that will use an area of ​​2,809 hectares, including lands belonging to these communities.

However, on Saturday, August 10, the protesters They extended the blockade preventing entry and exit access to the Huatulco airport, causing at least nine flights were cancelled Likewise, dozens of motorists were stranded in the area due to road traffic problems.

After these two days of blockade, the protesters gained access to partially release Access to the Huatulco airport allowing the passage of vehicles every two hours after a round table discussion with state authorities was scheduled.

This round table discussion will take place next Wednesday August 14th with federal authorities so that the residents of these municipalities can express their dissatisfaction with the expropriation decree.

Officials from the National Commission for Protected Natural Areas, the Undersecretariat for Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development, the National Institute for Sustainable Soils, the Undersecretariat for the Environment and the Ministry of the Interior are expected to participate in the meeting.

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2024-08-13 12:08:44

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