Plan for protecting urbanisations against wild fires
A special meeting has been held at the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia between municipal representatives and representatives from the Generalitat Valenciana ’ s General Directorate of Emergencies to prepare a plan to make Xàbia a safer place in the case of forest fires and improve coordination and response procedures .
A general assessment will be made of the current state of the urbanisations of Xàbia and the population centres that are closest to the forested areas . Priority is to be given to assess the degree of risk in each case and the self-protection work , evacuation plans , emergency rendezvouz points , access points and the use of security services , etc . in each area . It is hoped the Plñna will be ready by Easter . For full story see : Javeamigos .
Construction along the Xàbia coast to be restricted
The implementation of the Territorial Action plan of the Coastal Green Infrastructure of Valencia , ( Pativel ), was presented this week . This project aims to protect the almost 6,500 hectares 500 metres in from the seashore that have not been developed in the Valencian Community . With respect to the Marina Alta , this will have a significant impact on the southern coast of Xàbia that still retains cliffs and valuable seascapes . In Xabia , Pativel affects three areas : the Portitxol , which has plots of land available but unscheduled for development , and Llobatera and La Falzia that have areas scheduled for building . The idea is to grant 5 years to start those already authorized development works or finish those already underway . Failure to meet these requirements means the program will expire and the lands should be return to their