«A nymph? “But wasn't that a spider?” could be heard this Wednesday among some of those attending the opening ceremony held next to what is popularly known as the 'Ikea roundabout'. And this space will be called, from now on, the Tajo-Segura Transfer roundabout, as witnessed by the large typographic monument installed at the foot of the sculpture made by the Muleño artist Cristobal Gabarrón under the title 'Frouida' .
In fact, this new name – for the moment unofficial – does nothing more than underline, like a footnote, something that many did not know and that many others have forgotten: that the sculpture that adorns one of the main entrances to Murcia , placed there almost two decades ago, is a tribute precisely to this aqueduct and was installed on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, according to the mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta. However, to carry out an official name change it will be necessary for the proposal to first go through the municipal streets commission, and then be presented to the municipal plenary session for approval.
«The nymphs – the being that the sculpture represents – appeared in rivers and lakes, in places where there was water, to attend to humans who approached and who had a problem. “They were mythological beings who distributed kindness to everyone who approached them to ask for water or any element,” explained the councilor, highlighting that the Tajo-Segura transfer is an infrastructure that has generated “economic, territorial and social cohesion” and has brought , without a doubt, “social progress to lands – those of the Levant – that are thirsty and that have been an example of modernization and maintenance of the environment.” “Because some have to have more possibilities than others,” he added, asking to avoid “provincial” approaches.
Ballesta made these statements accompanied by the president of the Central Union of Transfer Irrigators, Lucas Jiménez; the president of the Board of Farmers of Huerta de Murcia, Diego Frutos, and representatives of irrigation communities from other parts of the Region and even from Vega Baja, located in the neighboring Valencian Community. «We thus commemorate the 45th anniversary of the aqueduct by giving its name to a square that was an enigma for many; Without going any further, my wife has been wondering for years what it symbolized,” Jiménez confessed, while thanking the initiative.
The Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Sara Rubira, also did the same, highlighting the “fundamental” role of a work, within the objective that “farmers and irrigators can have that wealth and can develop their crops.” “It is vital for the development and employment of this Region and that is why it is essential,” she concluded. Roundaboutness is back, if it ever left.
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