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| From this morning and for a period of fifteen days, they will work on the Cartagena coast of the Mar Menor thanks to an emergency contract | The Cartagena City Council has thanked the regional government for the reinforcement of 30 operators who, from this morning and for a period of fifteen days, will work in cleaning tasks on the Cartagena beaches of the Mar Menor thanks to an emergency contract that the Community has signed after the request for help made last week, according to deputy mayor Noelia Arroyo.“Last Friday we asked the president of the Community for help, I personally asked for it in the videoconference with the mayors, we asked for help in the extreme situation in which our beaches in the Mar Menor were and this Wednesday we have 30 more operators working in the removal of algae ”, Arroyo recalled, for whom this help will be a great relief for the City Council in a few days in which the anticipation of the bath permit forces the brigades to concentrate on the organization of beach infrastructure and in the installation of elements such as walkways, footbaths or litter bins ”.Arroyo has visited with the director general of the Mar Menor, Miriam Pérez, the beach of Los Urrutias, where this morning the 30 troops who will dedicate themselves to the removal of algae and biomass that accumulate in front of the beaches have concentrated .

Arroyo recalled that the proliferation of algae "is occurring throughout the Mar Menor, but in this area the situation is much more serious due to the presence of dry, accumulations of sand in the sea that impede the movement of water, causing the stagnation and accelerate the appearance and decomposition of algae ”.The deputy mayor, recalled that the dry and mud should have been removed during the winter.

"On this beach I see two administrations working, but the dry ones should have been removed in winter, another year has passed and they still have not retired," said the deputy mayor, who insisted on the will of the Government to work together with all the administrations to give solutions to the Mar Menor ”.MORE PERSONALDuring the visit, in which neighborhood representatives of Punta Brava, El Carmolí, Los Urrutias, Estrella de Mar and Los Nietos have been present, the Deputy Mayor reported that next week another 22 people will join the work, coming from an agreement with the SEF and that the city council is preparing the hiring by emergency procedure of more personnel to reinforce the cleaning, working in collaboration with the teams of the general direction of the Mar Menor.The problems of accumulation of sludge led the City Council to mark eight points of access to the sea in Los Urrutias on Tuesday and during the day today, posters have begun to be installed requesting caution to bathers in those areas.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena