The Government of Guerrero launched on August 14, 2026, a technical review of housing and basic services in Tula, a town in the municipality of Chilapa de Álvarez, ahead of the return of families who had fled the community. According to El Heraldo de México, a delegation from all three levels of government assessed the condition of public and residential infrastructure.
The inspection is part of the ongoing support that the federal and Guerrero state governments are providing following a forced displacement that emptied the town, which the state Ministry of Social Welfare is addressing through cleanup and housing rehabilitation efforts. The visit included Francisco Rodríguez Cisneros, Undersecretary for Political and Social Development, and Óscar Banda González, coordinator of Plan Montaña for the federal government, as reported by Milenio. The case sets a standard that is rarely seen in Mexico: formally defining minimum infrastructure and service conditions as a prerequisite for resettlement.
The delegation included Facundo Gastélum Félix, head of Guerrero's Water, Sewage, and Sanitation Commission (CAPASEG); Enrique Ramírez Ramos, director general of the Guerrero Institute for Educational Physical Infrastructure (IGIFE); Daniel Antonio Ledesma Osuna, Secretary of Public Security; and Pablo André Gordillo Oliveros, Secretary of Social Welfare. CAPASEG is coordinating with the Chilapa municipal government and local utility operators to expand potable water supply and incorporate new sources into the distribution network. The Ministry of Social Welfare is maintaining continuous follow-up on needs raised by community members through sanitation drives and repairs to rooftops and facades. On the educational front, IGIFE is rehabilitating classrooms and recreational areas, while social prevention staff joined residents in debris collection and weeding efforts.
The Guerrero government will maintain an institutional presence in the lower Montaña region until the technical and social requirements of the resettlement process are fully met. The timeline for the return, expected within the coming weeks, will be determined by CAPASEG's progress on water supply expansion and IGIFE's rehabilitation of school facilities.
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