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Pyrénées-Orientales: demonstrators mobilize against the Villeneuve-de-la-Raho golf project
Pyrénées-Orientales: demonstrators mobilize against the Villeneuve-de-la-Raho golf project
(Franceinfo)
While the town hall plans to create a new golf course in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho, thousands of people demonstrated to denounce, according to them, an environmental aberration, at a time when water is a central issue in the region. .
This is a project that is far from unanimous. Saturday March 16, in the afternoon, several thousand citizens but also environmental activists, left-wing parties and local elected officials, marched to say no to the future Villeneuve-de-la-Raho golf course (Pyrénées-Orientales). ). An 18-hole golf course, while there are already two within a 10 km radius. “Everything related to water and the environment pushes us to act. We can no longer allow projects to be carried out that will draw water”protests a demonstrator.
Rainfall equivalent to Jordan
To defend her project, the mayor of Villeneuve-de-la-Raho, Jacqueline Irles, highlights the watering system which will use 100% wastewater from the treatment plant. An inadmissible argument for the demonstrators. According to the Chamber of Agriculture, the Pyrénées-Orientales even have a rainfall equivalent to Jordan. In the department, water restrictions have now been in effect since spring 2022.
