Delegate Urbanism, Pilar Martinez, has explained in the Committee on Urbanism that the causes of the flooding of the tunnels M-30 two weeks ago was an injection of water "inappropriate and unexpected" that could not be "evacuated" due to an electrical problem. He has denied that the works of 'Mother River', the proposed landscaping on the tunnels, would help to channel the water through the tunnel, as the delegate Pedro Calvo admitted last week.
Martinez has appeared before the Commission of Urban Planning at the request of the Socialist group that has sought explanations on the statements made by the engineer who designed the underground, Manuel Melis, who has asked the mayor "redrafted" urgently draft Madrid River " by someone who understands what is underneath. "
Delegate Urbanism has outlined in his speech the causes of the flooding that remained cut off for hours on the ring road from the capital: "As a result of an extraordinary storm, there was an injection of water undue and unexpected that agreed to the tunnels and could not be evacuated by an electrical problem. "
In more detail, Martinez said that the downpour "tore the leaves of trees and rolled up the of the area."
addition, "there was an entry point cargo in the storm sewer and pond San Rulfo, dumping rain from the it to the pavement of the Avenue of the Manzanares."
As a result of the spill and the huge run-superficial that I can not gain access to sanitation at the close , has argued-the-water accumulated in some parts of the avenue of Manzanares, in particular, to the height St. Ambrose of the street.
Martinez has argued that such accumulation of water "is not produced by any obstacle generated by the works" Rio de Madrid, but because this is "a low point at which water tends to go." Pedro Calvo, delegate responsible for Calle 30, acknowledged last week that a wall built within the project 'Mother River' to be provided to channel the water to the tunnel, had warned as the 'father' of the M-30, the engineer Manuel Melis.
From there, water tunnels agreed to the M-30 by "various leaks," the councilor noted, including an area in which it was conducting the foundation for a new footbridge.
According to the delegate, "the new tunnels in the M-30 are not airtight," and hence are prepared for possible entry of water in exceptional circumstances and to evacuate without affecting the level of service.
Scheduled for pumps draining water from the M-30 have the capacity to expel two cubic meters of water per second, more than 7,000 in one hour, which is "an amount greater than that which was accumulated during the entire incident ".
However, an electrical problem prevented the pumps functioning properly and this led to the accumulation of water in the tunnels that caused the cut of the M-30.
Before concluding, and in response to the specific reason for his appearance, Martinez asserted that Melis has made his statements "with a perspective foreign to the work currently in progress" and have not added anything else in reference to the engineer.
Urbanism spokesman of the PSOE, Pedro Sanchez, he replied that "the father of the burial of the M-30"-Manuel Melis, is a "sufficiently important" in this case as to be 'ears deaf "to his allegations.
Sanchez emphasized "diversity" of versions between the municipal government council on the causes of the flooding, which only have in common "blame everything on a string of misfortunes."
