The Aburrá Valley Metropolitan Area (AMVA), the subregion’s environmental and mobility authority, announced the schedule for the first air quality episode in Medellin and its metropolitan area.
Historically, the subregion experiences two moments of air quality episodes due to the transitions between dry and rainy seasons: the first is between February and March and the second between October and November.
Juan David Palacio, director of AMVA, reported that this first episode will begin on February 14 and indicated that it would last until April 8.
“We calculate that there will be three complex weeks, between March 7 and 25in which the stations could present an Orange Air Quality Index (ICA), and even five or more stations could present a Red ICA, which indicates conditions that are harmful to the health of the inhabitants,” explained the manager.
However, for the beginning of the episode no additional changes or restrictions are contemplated to those that already exist.
That is to say, there will be no environmental pick and plate and the charge for circulation during pico y placa will not be eliminated either.
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This year we have the particularity that the behavior of the number of fires, so far in 2022, is above the historical average, with which, the management of this episode will be different from that of 2021. pic.twitter.com/zDZRdWU3vc
– Juan David Palacio C (@jdpalacioc) February 8, 2022
From the environmental authority they indicated that, according to measurements and forecasts, this episode will not be as strong as the one that occurred in 2020, but neither will it be as mild as last year, in which there was no restrictive measure.
However, according to how the measurements evolve and external factors such as forest fires that affect air quality, strict measures would be taken.
“It is quite possible that from February 21 there is a pick and plate to cargo vehicles, but it will depend on how the indicators are. It will be time that will tell if additional measures are taken, such as the suspension of the special circulation payment,” Palacio said.
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The Metropolitan Area made a recommendation to the population to avoid prolonged physical activity outdoors and to use public transport during this period.
“The only solution to improve circulation in the territory, and in all the cities of the world, is the promotion of public transport as the backbone of mobility,” said Palacio.
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