In just over a week, Generalitat Valenciana began processing two hundred files submitted by those affected by the August fires recorded in the Valencian Community. Vall d’Ebo and Bejís (Castellon). Generalitat chairman Ximo Puig, who chairs the plenary session of Consell in Vall d’Ebo today, explained that efforts are now focused on delivering an agile response to get back to both city councils and the people affected. normal as soon as possible. Next, plans will be approved for the resumption of the two fire-affected areas, promoting a plan for Vega Renhace-style socioeconomic reactivation, set up in Vega Baja after the DANA destroyer in 2019.
To facilitate the processing of files to compensate for the losses of those affected by the fires, Generalitat opened two offices in the epicenters of the disaster, one in Alicante and the other in Castellón. Puig visited the one installed in Vall d’Ebo today and stressed that this measure is aimed at supporting city councils. sparsely populated municipalities as a general rule, they do not have sufficient personal means to undertake this task; therefore, Generalitat is responsible for the execution of expert reports through the offices opened by the Ministry of Justice.
The head of Consell stressed that the number of files could increase as those affected have a total of 30 days to complete the procedures.
Transportation on demand
To help ensure essential services, precisely in sparsely populated municipalities, Generalitat has approved the granting of direct temporary assistance to facilitate the implementation of on-demand public transport.
For 365 municipalities with a population of less than or equal to 5,000 in the Community of Valencia, the total amount of aid is 5 million Euros. The purpose of this decree law is to enable municipalities to implement, on demand, a transport system that will provide access to education, health or social service centers and contribute to their economic and social revitalization, as explained by a Consell spokesperson. , Aitana Mas, at the end of the plenary session.
The beneficiaries of this assistance are municipalities, for which certain conditions apply, such as municipalities. Inadequate transportation service in areas with low traffic, the size of the location and the distance from the reference hospital. to be appointed fixed amount of 5,000 Euros to each of the beneficiary municipalities, excluding municipalities population decline risk which one to start with fixed amount 7,000 Euros.
Likewise, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics, 50% of the remaining amount of the hotline will be distributed proportionally among the beneficiary municipalities according to the legal population in 2021. The remaining 50% will be distributed among the beneficiary municipalities in proportion to the distance from the main core to the reference hospital, as detailed by the Valencian Administration.
Optional transport services must be contracted by municipalities from the holders of passenger public transport authorization certificates registered in the Transport Companies and Activities Registry. Services, as they explain, may be of discretionary type or regular for private use and will be aimed at meeting the needs of the population to travel to health, education, social or administrative centers to which they depend, or regular transport. Passenger stops from the district center to access connections with regular passenger transport lines.