Regions in the field against drought, reduce the use of water for energy

If the drought were to continue to affect the northern regions, "the alternative is to ask the Government to intervene so that the territories with lakes and mountains are ordered to make the use of water for human and agricultural use prevail over energy" .

This was stated by the coordinator of the Agricultural Policy Commission of the Regions Federico Caner, underlining that the issue has not yet been debated and "will be a topic to be addressed shortly".

Caner, who is also a councilor for Veneto, also recalled that the region made a request for a state of emergency to the government in vain.

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FONTANA: LOMBARDY WILL ASK FOR A STATE OF EMERGENCY

"We will certainly ask for a state of emergency".

This is what the president of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana, said today, speaking of the drought issue.

"There has already been a request at the parliamentary level of Lombardy. I think it is a request that must be made jointly - added the governor - because

for Lombardy, Piedmont, Emilia Romagna but also Veneto".

 "It is an extremely delicate situation. Today there is a meeting between Councilor Sertori and the regulators of the hydroelectric service to try to agree on a greater release of water", continued the governor.

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The decision was announced in the context of the coordination table convened by the Lombardy Region, represented by the regional councilor for the Mountains, Massimo Sertori, and in which Terna, the regulators of Lake Iseo and Lake Como and Lake Maggiore participated, the representatives of Enel, A2a and Edison.

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In a small town in the Varese area, the fine is applied to those who water - Chronicle

It is forbidden to water orchards and gardens, wash the car and fill the swimming pools: the mayor of Tradate, in the province of Varese, has signed an ordinance to limit the waste of drinking water which provides for fines from 25 to 500 euros for those who do not respect the rules.

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COLDIRETTI'S ALARM: A QUARTER OF ITALY AFFECTED BY DESERTIFICATION

More than 1/4 of the national territory (28%) is at risk of desertification, which affects

with the very serious drought this year which represents only the tip of the iceberg of a process that jeopardizes the availability of water in the countryside and in the cities with the arrival of tankers and rationing.

This is what emerges from an analysis by Coldiretti on the situation of the national territory on the occasion of

, based on Ispra data.

An appointment that falls - underlines the agricultural organization - in a dramatic situation for the beautiful country with the hydrometric level of the Po river at the Ponte della Becca which has fallen to -3.7 meters on lower levels for at least 70 years but what is worrying is also the advance of the saline wedge due to the rising sea water which makes cultivation in the delta areas impossible.

THE CONFAGRICOLTURA APPEAL: EXTRAORDINARY ACTIONS ARE URGENT

Save crops and food production

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This is the priority of agricultural enterprises in Northern Italy struggling with a drought that requires extraordinary and immediate interventions, capable of coping with a new emergency.

This is what Confagricoltura affirms, which is collecting reports from Piedmont, Lombardy, Emilia Romagna, but also from Valle d'Aosta and the Autonomous Province of Trento, all of which - underlines the agricultural organization - are deeply concerned about the dramatic situation that is taking place.

A concern - he adds - also shared by insurance companies that "no longer include the risk of drought among the recognized services".