Government assures that markets and supermarkets in Lima are supplied despite interruption of roads

They ensure supplies to the main markets and supermarkets in Lima.

After carrying out an inspection in the areas affected by the rains and mudslides in Chosica, the Minister of Production, Raúl Pérez Reyes, reported that the capital’s markets and supermarkets are supplied and that the roads will be cleaned during the day to the reestablishment of vehicular traffic, so no impact should be registered in said supply centers.

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“Fortunately, the markets and supermarkets in Lima are supplied, because this is a daily flow. Today the main roads of Chosica and Chaclacayo will be cleaned of mud and stones, as well as the Central Highway so that the trucks that come from the interior of the country to Lima can move without problems”, indicated the government official.

Similarly, the head of the Ministry of Production (Produce) affirmed that members of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) will ensure that there is a greater flow of traffic in the areas affected by the rains and mudslides and stones.

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“With the cleaning that we will do today, that will be restored, so there should not be an impact on the markets,” emphasized Pérez, noting, in this context, that “the volume of fishing has increased, so we are insured with meat fish too.”

Likewise, the minister together with the heads of Defense, Jorge Chávez; of Transport and Communications, Paola Lazarte; and Housing, Construction and Sanitation, Hania Pérez de Cuéllar, held a meeting this morning at the Plaza de Armas in Chosica with the mobile command of the National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci) in order to assess the impact of the heavy rains and joint actions to provide help to the victims.

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Subsequently, the national government delegation went to the Mariscal Castilla ravine, accompanied by the mayor of Chosica, Oswaldo Vargas, in order to assess the damage caused by the heavy rains in this area.

The Minister of Production indicated that the cleaning of the roads will be carried out to restore traffic, so there should be no impact on supply centers in Lima.

The head of Produce also pointed out that the rains of recent weeks related to Cyclone Yaku have been causing losses in the productive sector of close to S/ 20 million nationwide. However, with what happened last night in the capital, this figure could increase.

“Clearly with what happened last night, with the water level, there must be an impact, we are going to evaluate today what the increase in damage is. Until yesterday there were S/ 20 million in losses, we believe that this is going to increase, we are making an evaluation”, declared the minister.

In addition, Pérez indicated that the damage caused in the manufacturing sector comes from the interruption of trade, mainly due to the affectation of the Sechín Bridge (Ancash) and other roads in the north of the country.

“We are talking about routes that still do not move large amounts of production. The important one is the Casma route, on the Panamericana Norte, but this will already be restored in the next few hours or days, ”he noted.

At another time, the minister pointed out that it is still unknown if Cyclone Yaku will affect the first anchovy fishing quota in the central and northern zone of the country, and said that this will depend on the final report of the Peruvian Sea Institute (Imarpe). “We still have to wait for what the Imarpe report shows. The oceanographic research work and the analysis of the impact of the culmination of the triple Niña are still being carried out,” Pérez remarked.

Finally, he stated that we must wait for the rainy season to end to determine their impact on agricultural activity, which will have an impact on some sectors of the Peruvian industry.

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