With a retaining wall, the District will seek to prevent landslides in Ciudad Bolivar

In order to mitigate the risk of landslides caused by rains in the Brisas del Volador neighborhood, in Ciudad Bolivar, the local mayor's office reported that, on Tuesday, April 12, it delivered a retaining wall, which seeks to guarantee the safety of more than 200 families living in the sector.

An investment of 4,824 million pesos was allocated for the work, since, following an analysis of the land by the authorities, vulnerable areas prone to landslides that could affect the inhabitants of the area were revealed.

The Mayor's Office of Ciudad Bolívar explained that, thanks to the retaining wall, “the slope of the mountain that is located in that sector will be prevented from landslides, due to rains or distortions of the terrain due to fissures.”

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According to the municipal administration, the work, which began in 2019 under contract number 401, contributed to the generation of employment in the locality thanks to the hiring of unskilled labor, who were given an induction and training to be part of the project.

On March 21, the Bogotá Botanical Garden (JBB) also announced that, in order to prevent landslides and other natural hazards in the city, a symbolic planting of about twenty trees was carried out in the Altos de la Estancia Park, located in the town of Ciudad Bolívar.

The so-called “climate resilience forests” are an initiative launched in conjunction with the Bogotá Environment Secretariat, through which it is planned to plant tree species in more than 100 hectares of the capital with increased risk of mass removal events.

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According to Perdomo, among the towns in Bogotá that have historically reported the highest number of landslides due to the winter season, are: Ciudad Bolivar, San Cristóbal, Usme, Usaquén, Sumapaz, among others.

The species that were planted on that first day, and which will also be sown throughout the year in the city, were selected for their adjustment to both the climate and the type of soil in Bogotá. Taking into account the above, according to the Botanical Garden, the trees selected were: Cape Jasmine, native eucalyptus (pomarroso), myrtle luma, elderberry, cold earth mangrove and the weeping calistem.

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