The third vice-president and Minister of Environment, Infrastructure, Territory, and Recovery, Vicente Martínez Mus, visited the town to certify the end of works that have removed 58,400 tons of debris and bulky items from this last provisional site, originating from the reconstruction efforts of affected homes and businesses.
The minister highlighted that the Valencian Government has expanded its support plan for flood-affected municipalities to ensure proper debris management and accelerate recovery. Martínez Mus reminded that, once these provisional sites are closed, local entities will be responsible for monitoring the plots to prevent new uncontrolled dumping.
Paiporta has required the greatest economic effort from the Administration due to the scale of the damage. The Consell has allocated 58.6 million euros solely for waste management in this locality. The final figures of the deployment underscore the severity of the catastrophe, with 176,775 tons of waste eliminated throughout the municipal area, an amount equivalent to 24 years of waste generation for Paiporta. Of the total investment in the municipality, 44 million were used for general street collection and 14.6 million for emptying and cleaning collection points.
With the closure of this last point in Paiporta, the Generalitat has now closed all provisional mega-landfills established in the province, impacting a total of 19 affected municipalities, including Albal, Aldaia, Alfafar, Chiva, Sedaví, Picanya, and Utiel. Globally, the extraordinary Waste Plan has mobilized 268 million euros to manage 1.6 million tons of mud and debris. The first phase involved an expenditure of 204 million euros to remove one million tons, with an additional 20 million for the Los Hornillos plant in Quart de Poblet. The second phase, focused on reconstruction, invested 44 million to remove an additional 350,000 tons.
Debris cleanup is just one part of the regional executive's emergency plan, which has already mobilized nearly 210 million euros for the comprehensive recovery of Paiporta. Within this budget, 79.8 million euros are for direct aid to those affected, while 41 million have been allocated to repairing damaged roads. The reconstruction of Metrovalencia lines and stations has absorbed 11 million euros, water treatment infrastructure repairs cost 13 million, and 2.47 million euros have been invested in health and educational facilities.
Finally, in terms of social care, the minister announced that the Consell plans to build a new day center for the elderly in the municipality. This project, whose execution has been delegated to the Paiporta City Council, will have an investment of 1.97 million euros, fully financed by European recovery funds.
