Cagliari, the via San Paolo slum cleared

Workers at work in Cagliari to clear the shanty town in via San Paolo, in an area owned by the Municipality of Cagliari, between the Santa Gilla Lagoon and the railway line, and reclaim the attached landfill, the scene of frequent fires.

Local police officers who supervised the start of operations also intervened on the spot, together with the commander Guido Calzia and the mayor Paolo Truzzu.

At the time of the demolition of about twenty huts there was no occupant present. "All the people who lived there - explained the social workers who attended the evacuation - were offered the possibility of obtaining financial support from the Municipality to find new accommodation, tutoring and training and work accompaniment. welcomed this opportunity. But people who leave via San Paolo today, if they so wish, will be able to benefit from the reception program that the municipal administration manages in co-planning with the third sector ".

During the intervention, however, a dozen dogs were rescued, entrusted to the care of the kennel.

"The Municipality of Cagliari - reads a note from the municipality - will continue to close and secure the area. In addition, a new video surveillance system connected to the Municipal Police headquarters has been activated to prevent new occupations. procedures for the announcement of the reclamation works have already started.

In short, like the recent transfer of the market in Viale Trento to the Cuore car park of the Sant'Elia Stadium, another step towards the restoration of legality, public and health safety and civic dignity ”.

(Unioneonline / lf)