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Shifting Ground Threatens Houses in Jaramillo Arriba, Boquete, Chiriquí

By Sandra Alicia Rivera for La Prensa - At least 30 high cost houses are at risk of collapsing in the area of Jaramillo Arriba, in the district of Boquete, due to strong downpours that have fallen in Chiriquí. The mayor of Boquete, Manolo Ruiz, said he is worried because this is a multi million dollar project where many foreigners live. He said that the construction company (whose name he did not provide) has permissions to segregate (the lots) and authorizations to build (urbanization) from the Ministry of Housing (MIVI) of Panama. (more)
Editor's Comment: Hoo, boy. If you own one of these, or if you are familiar with the problem, please contact me. Thanks.
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"As the Mayor, I am very worried and we are going to take actions so that the MIVI in Panama dos not continue to approve anything at their desks," he said.
On the other hand, the Vice Minister of Housing, José Batista, said MIVI only administers the "Single Window" which is charged with gathering documents and sending them to the respective organizations. He said the Ministry of Public Works employees are responsible for issues regarding pluvial draining.
La Prensa tried to talk to José Córdoba, the Supervisor of the Department of Ground Projects of the Ministry of Public Works, but he refused to speak on the subject.
Municipal engineer Eliécer Light accepted his office issued the construction permission. "We reviewed this study and it was fine; what happened is that in this case they did not do a ground stability study, which is only done in Panama," he said.
The Firemen, the National Civil Defense System (SINAPROC), the Technological University of Panama, Municipal Engineering and the Ministry of Public Works will conduct a more in depth study of the ground, because the land displays fractures with water filtrations.
The regional SINAPROC director Armando Palacios said he visited the area with functionaries from the Ministry of Public Works to evaluate the area of Jaramillo Arriba, where they warned that there are some houses that are well seater and others that have shifted the level from where they were built. (Photo Credit: Sandra Rivera for La Prensa)


DISTRITO DE BOQUETE.


Deslizamientos hacen peligrar casas en Chiriquí


En el área afectada convive una gran cantidad de residentes extranjeros con viviendas de alto costo.


ESPECIAL PARA LA PRENSA/Sandra RiveraPELIGRO. Las casas se han deslizado debido a las fracturas del terreno.1037170


Sandra Alicia RiveraJARAMILLO ARRIBA, Chiriquí


Al menos 30 casas de alto costo están en peligro de desplomarse en el corregimiento de Jaramillo Arriba, distrito de Boquete, debido a los fuertes aguaceros que se precipitan en Chiriquí.


El alcalde de Boquete, Manolo Ruiz, dijo estar preocupado porque es un proyecto millonario donde muchos extranjeros habitan.


Aseguró que la empresa constructora (cuyo nombre no proporcionó) tiene el permiso de segregación y autorización de urbanización del Ministerio de Vivienda (Mivi) de Panamá. "Como alcalde, estoy muy preocupado y vamos a hacer gestiones para que el Mivi en Panamá no continúe aprobando nada en escritorio", dijo.


Por su parte el viceministro de Vivienda, José Batista, dijo que la institución solamente administra la ventanilla única encargada recoger los documentos y enviarlos a las entidades respectivas.


Explicó que del tema del escurrimiento pluvial se encargan los funcionarios del Ministerio de Obras Públicas .


La Prensa intentó conversar con José Córdoba, supervisor del departamento de proyectos de suelo de Obras Públicas, sin embargo, éste dijo que no hablaría sobre el tema.


Por su parte, el ingeniero municipal Eliécer Light aceptó que su despacho dio el permiso de construcción.


"Nosotros observamos este estudio y estaba bien; lo que pasa es que aquí no se hace el estudio de estabilidad de suelos, que solamente se realiza en Panamá", afirmó.


El Cuerpo de Bomberos, el Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (Sinaproc), la Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Ingeniería Municipal y el Ministerio de Obras Públicas realizarán un estudio más profundo del suelo, debido a que el terreno presenta fracturas con filtraciones de agua.


El director regional del Sinaproc, Armando Palacios, expresó que se presentó con funcionarios de Obras Públicas, para evaluar el área de Jaramillo Arriba, en donde advirtieron que hay viviendas que se han asentado y otras que han cambiado su nivel de donde se construyeron.

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