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The government of Minas Gerais considers that the construction of front line that would link Belo Horizonte with the Institute Inhotim, in Brumadinho (MG), still needs more in-depth studies on the economic sustainability of the operation.
They also participated in the hearing other members of the state government, state deputies, directors of the Inhotim and representatives of community and non-governmental organizations.
The dam that broke Brumadinho In January 2019, it released a wave of approximately 12 million cubic meters of tailings, causing 170 deaths and devastating communities and the environment of cities along the Río Paraopeba canal.
But the construction of the railway line still depends on an agreement with mining company.
According to Valley, the matter has been discussed with the competent bodies. “As this is an issue that is sensitive to all, the meetings are held periodically and take into account a process of active listening, looking for ways to meet the needs and demands of the population,” says the mining company in a note.
Although it was not directly hit by the wave of mud, space had to close for months in 2019, while the city sought to recover from the first shock and, this year, again suspended its activities for a while due to the pandemic COVID-19.
The trip takes almost two hours. The vans leaving from Savassi, in the south-central region of the mining capital, are a bit faster. The train would shorten It is the route and it is believed that it can become more attractive to the tourist, offering a lower cost ticket and spending less time to the destination.
The project was built by Prosdocimi Arquitetura’s office. Suggest the last station in Belo Horizonte be at Bairro Belvedere and include a Park with green area and leisure equipment. “It would come at a negligible cost compared to what Vale did to Brumadinho,” says Benny Cohen, a member of the Belvedere Linear Park Movement.
The abandoned tracks would still be in good condition. Proponents of the project say it would be financially viable, given the diary a local populao.
This is because the train would not only contribute to tourism and travel between cities in the metropolitan region, since its brought it would include not only Brumadinho and Belo Horizonte, but also territories of Nova Lima, Ibirit, Sarzedo and Mrio Campos.
In the opinion of Antnio Grassi, executive director of the Inhotim Institute, the front line would play an important role not only for the development of Brumadinho, but for the entire state. “The pandemic has further highlighted the importance of art and culture for mental health and economy, and the incentive of the Public Power is important ”, he affirmed.
Longer design
The analyzed proposal, built by the Association for the Conservation of the Traditions and Cultural Heritage of Santa Barbara (Apito), has existed for more than 10 years.
Has a larger scheme foreseen in the draft submitted by the Associação de Amigos do Bairro Belvedere. The last stop would be created with the revitalize an old station, near the Museum of Arts and Crafts (MAO) in the center of Belo Horizonte.
Also included in the proposed reuse of abandoned roads in the Serra do Curral. Last year, the Ministry of Tourism itself had already obtained an advertising letter from MRS Logstica, the concessionaire responsible for the operation of the section railways. The company expressed its agreement with the continuity of the project.
The folder now wants to create a workgroup with representatives the Ministry of Infrastructure, the mining government, Vale, the National Land Transportation Agency (ANTT) and the National Department of Transportation Infrastructure (Dnit).
It was also suggested that disposals of personal property evaluated by Dnit, the body responsible for managing the railway heritage inherited from the former Railway Network.
According to the MPF, there are passengers parked in the yard of the railway of the city of Santos Dumont (MG) that can be used in the project, since they need to have some purpose so as not to deteriorate.
Dependency
The city councils of the affected cities have demanded in negotiations on compensation, support Vale and the state to reduce dependence on minerao.
The social scientist Tadzio Coelho, response level Through research, he discovered that mining contributed to the Bruno Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of Brumadinho in 2016 was the highest 51 among the 853 municipalities of Minas Gerais.
However, he notes that this dependency also charges a fee and collects data covering the extent of inequality of wealth provided by this economical option.
The researcher believes that one of the difficulties in the search for economic alternatives is linked to the intense focus of public investments towards maintenance and promotion of the main activity.
He defends that the construction of these alternatives starts from the creation and use of channels of deliberation where the population can manifest.
