About sixty people were injured gendarmerie Thirty demonstrators were injured during the rally, which was banned by the authorities in the Saint-Solin area.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmannan wrote on Twitter "61 gendarmes were injured, 22 of them seriously".
According to a meeting, about 30 protesters were injured, ten of whom were treated by the Civil Defense and three were taken to hospital. "Bassin Mezzogiorno Mercy" which houses environmental associations and trade unions and anti-capitalist groups.
He opposes the assembly "get the water" Putting it in pans for use "agricultural industry" In this region of western France.
being created "basins" A giant hydroponic system in the village of San Solin, Dussein County, to irrigate crops, activists say, is reducing access to water in between. drought conditions.
1,500 gendarmes found it difficult to contain the crowds that had gathered in wheat fields of several hectares.
On Saturday evening, the authorities announced the arrest of six people at the end of this rally, which was attended by about four thousand people, according to the police, and seven thousand, according to organizers.
The San Solin Water Reservoir project is the second of 16 structures of this type and is part of a project developed by a group of 400 farmers working within a water cooperative to drastically reduce water use in the summer.
Pits covered with plastic tarpaulin are filled with pumping surface groundwater In winter it can store up to 650,000 square meters of water.
This water is used for irrigation in summer, when rainfall is scarce.
The opponents affirm it "Huge docks" They are intended for export cereal farms and deprive the local population of access to adequate quantities of water.
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About sixty people were injured gendarmerie Thirty demonstrators were injured during the rally, which was banned by the authorities in the Saint-Solin area.
“61 gendarmes were injured, 22 of them seriously,” Interior Minister Gerald Darmannan wrote on Twitter.
About 30 protesters were injured, ten of whom were treated by civil defense, and three were taken to hospital, according to the Bassin Nun Mercy group, which includes environmental associations and trade unions and anti-capitalist groups.
The assembly is opposed to “taking water” by placing it in basins for useagricultural industryIn this region of western France.
Giant hydroponic “ponds” are built in the village of San Solin in Dussere County to irrigate crops, which activists say reduces access to water in between. drought conditions.
1,500 gendarmes found it difficult to contain the crowds that had gathered in wheat fields of several hectares.
On Saturday evening, the authorities announced the arrest of six people at the end of this rally, which was attended by about four thousand people, according to the police, and seven thousand, according to organizers.
The San Solin Water Reservoir project is the second of 16 structures of this type and is part of a project developed by a group of 400 farmers working within a water cooperative to drastically reduce water use in the summer.
Pits covered with plastic tarpaulin are filled with pumping surface groundwater In winter it can store up to 650,000 square meters of water.
This water is used for irrigation in summer, when rainfall is scarce.
Opponents say the “huge ponds” are intended for export-oriented grain farms and deprive the local population of access to sufficient water.
