In order to care for, help and provide security for the journey of pilgrims who are heading to the Basilica of Guadalupe on December 12, the government of Ecatepec launched the operation this Wednesday Guadalupano Pilgrim Insurance which will take place until Friday, in which 300 elements and 80 units of the Municipal Police, the Secretariats of the Navy, National Defense, National Guard, State Police and Civil Protection participate.
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Mayor Azucena Cisneros Coss began the operation in which coordination groups were established between authorities, which They will provide emergency care during the pilgrims’ journey, and will contain and monitor traffic in low-speed lanes during their land and vehicular movement.
“There are two days of human and institutional support for all our citizens who come from abroad. They are welcome, we want their passage through Ecatepec to be safe, in peace and with support from the municipal government, from all levels so that they feel calm, safe and we will be attentive to their passage through our great municipality”explained the councillor.
The Municipal Police Command Center will be permanently monitoring the main roads of interest, through video surveillance cameras, in addition to being enabled five aid stations along the Vía Morelos, in Venta de Carpio, Olímpica Jajalpa, Santa Clara Coatitla in both directions and in Viveros Xalostoc, where pilgrims can hydrate and receive medical attention if they require it.
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The mayor reported that she previously visited the Sanctuary of the Fifth Guadalupana Apparition, located in Santa María Tulpetlac, to supervise the actions to be carried out by Public Works, Mobility, Government and Public Services improve public lighting and site cleanliness.
In that place too An aid station will be enabled with Civil Protection and police from the three levels of government to have this place of faith in better conditions, where thousands of national and foreign pilgrims arrive on December 12, so Specific coordination is maintained with the parish priests of Ecatepec.
The commissioner of Citizen Security and Municipal Transit, Edgar Machado Peña, mentioned that Ecatepec is a fundamental point of passage for thousands of parishioners on their way to the Basilica, but also because they visit the Sanctuary of the Fifth Apparition, Therefore, the operation with 300 elements of federal, state and municipal forces, with Civil Protection and paramedics, seeks to guarantee a safe journey for the pilgrims.
The mayor announced that One thousand public servants will be deployed to support pilgrims as they pass through Vía Morelos, Central Avenue, Texcoco-Lechería highway and Mexico-Pachuca highway.
Jesús Clara González, director of Municipal Civil Protection, specified that At the aid stations there will be hydration and pre-hospital support for parishionersand maintain agreements with regional hospitals, in addition to reviewing and changing the curbs located on Via Morelos to prevent incidents.
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