MEXICALI, B. C. - Deputy Eli Robles Topete warned that
if there is any more delay in the refurbishing of the
Health Center of San Felipe, he would inititate an investigation
into the usage of the federal funds, which are valued
at over 32 million pesos. The money was to be used to
rehabilitate, expand and equip the health center.
In an interview with the media, the representative
of the sixth congressional district recalled that on
his last visit to San Felipe, he personally surveyed,
along with various representatives of the media, the
progress in the health care facility and was not satisfied
with the work being done up to that point.
"The project was to include a specialty area for
pediatrics and gynecology. When we asked the manager
what was being built, he told us that they would be
administrative offices. And when we went to the clinic,
we saw that nothing had been done at all," he lamented.
The legislator member of the Parliamentary Local PRI
in Congress insisted on the urgency of controlling the
disbursements of the resources that were earmarked for
renovation, expansion and equipping of the health center
of San Felipe.
"I hope I'm wrong, but what I see up to now is
more than 32 million pesos invested, and construction
reflecting barely three million pesos," he said.
Robles Topete revealed that there is a document that
is held by the press where it says that resources in
excess of 32 million pesos were labeled for the construction
of a hospital in San Felipe and not just a dubious extension
to the existing clinic. From the initial investment,
10 million pesos were labeled for the purchase of medical
equipment and the remainder to constrcution, which,
at the clinic, is not apparent, despite months of work.
The Mexicali deputy announced there will be a follow-up
to the application of resources in the remodeling, expansion
and purchase of equipment. He hopes at the end of the
year the finished product will reflect the 32 million
that was earmarked for these purposes, which will provide
for more beds and specializations. Otherwise, he warned,
there will be an investigation into the spending and
application of the money.
"I do not want to think bad things," he said.
"I just want San Felipe to benefit from the project."