counteracting strong erosion
RR | Cancun | July 7, 2024
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RELATED TOPICS: Cancun, Jose Antonio Chapur, Maria de Lourdes Varguez Ocampo, Secretariat of Sustainable Environment and Climate Change
Following the passage of Hurricane Beryl, the beaches of Playa del Carmen accumulated sand, counteracting the strong erosion that was occurring in some areas.
According to María de Lourdes Várguez Ocampo, Secretary of Sustainable Environment and Climate Change, the beaches that already have a lot of sand are: Fundadores Beach, Punta Esmeralda and Pelícanos, where the growth of the beach is evident.
He also said that once the tide goes out, they will measure the beach bottom. “The beaches did not show erosion, we did not lose beach bottom, on the contrary, we gained and we have a lot, a lot of sand,” he said, according to Noticaribe.
He also noted that the hurricane brought more sediment to the coasts and covered the “water holes” that were being observed on some beaches.
As reported by REPORTUR.mxRecently, hotelier José Antonio Chapur proposed addressing beach erosion by reactivating or opening a new trust fund with the tax revenue charged to hoteliers for the use of the federal zone. (Chapur proposes that hoteliers pay for beach erosion.)
Chapur believed at the time that the problem had to be addressed in a comprehensive manner and that it was not advisable to make individual efforts because they affect the beach area of other hotels. “They are not always the most appropriate. Because if I do a project for my Hotel front, I am harming the neighbors. And what I gain on the beach is eaten up by the neighbor. So it is important that they are not individual solutions, but rather general ones for the area,” said Chapur at the time.
