Some security schemes were maintained and reinforced in the Caldas subregions, where more tourists attended due to the festive bridge and the change from orange to yellow alert of the Nevado Ruiz volcano. Security and support to the tourism sector, an engine of reactivation, linked to the socio-economic development of the department.
The National Army in Caldas, worked in unified actions with the local and departmental civil authorities to give an efficient response to the mitigation of risks and in this way protect the lives of the people of the department of Caldas and the people who travel through Caldas during this long wekeend, by the constructions and the heritage of the nation.
Since the orange alert was activated, differential resources were sent, among these, a mobile radio station of the military radio station Colombia Stereo 90.7, in order to provide first-hand information to the inhabitants Caldas, today in this transition to yellow alert, this accompanied by constant sun to open up tourism and with it the socio-economic reactivation of the areas of influence of this sector.
In the same way, the Eighth Brigade with the units that make up the Infantry Battalion N°. 22 Batalla de Ayacucho continue their campaign Travel confident, your army is on the way!, to raise the security of local and tourists and the festivities in some municipalities of Caldas. More than 800 men and Differential Resources of the National Army will be on primary, tertiary roads, upper parts and population centers of the department.
With 13 checkpoints, strategically built on the roads of the different subregions of Caldas, there will be a greater military presence, as well as reinforcements in some points of high concurrence for the same season and for the festivities of the municipalities, motorized and intelligence units will be increased, providing all the commitments in terms of security, for the good of this weekend.
The commander of the Ayacucho Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel José Francisco Candela invites all the inhabitants to travel safely on the roads and to do responsible tourism, in addition, people have their National Army and all its Resources, so that they can enjoy this holiday season as a family and safely.
“We hope that tourism on the high mountains will gradually be reactivated, we have all the resources with this combat team of the Eighth Brigade, especially in the department of Caldas, especially on the Guali Hill, a strategic asset in which we in the same way work for the conservation of biodiversity and the protection of the life and safety of locals and tourists”. He pointed out, Candela Acosta
“Our soldiers are already supporting, 24 hours a day, the monitoring of citizens' traffic on all roads, we work in cooperation with the National Highway Institute and the offices for Risk Management, so that in case of any natural disaster, support is provided by the Battalion's disaster platoon”, the lieutenant colonel concluded.
Source: Press - Eighth Brigade - National Army
