(ANSA) - ROVIGO, AUGUST 05 - The president of the Senate, MariaElisabetta Casellati, experienced first hand today in the Po delta countryside, the consequences of the drought on the Venetian fields, as well as those of the record rise of the saline wedge on the great river.
"Having seen the Po dry and seeing the corn fields here being sunlit is really a big blow to the heart - he commented -. It is clear that we are facing great climatic changes and this is one of the effects. However, we must immediately take action. , we cannot afford that the people who have invested so much with their daily work on this land lose everything they have done. It is not just for them, it is true for Italy. Here the agricultural products are our oil ".
The second position of the state had been invited to the inspection, in Crespino (Rovigo), by the top management of Confagricoltura.
During her visit, she was accompanied by the vice president of the organization, Giordano Emo Capodilista, and the regional councilor for the territory and fishing, Cristiano Corazzari.
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