Orihuela City Council has awarded a €36,179 contract to Dnota Medio Ambiente for the installation of a new air quality monitoring system in the municipality. The final cost is lower than the original €51,653 tender price, and the completion period has been reduced from three months to two.

The sensors will be installed at several tourist information points, including Calle Jade in Orihuela Costa, the Town Hall and Glorieta Gabriel Miró. They will measure different environmental parameters, allowing the council to monitor air quality and respond preventively to high pollution episodes.

The system will include real-time monitoring software with pre-set minimum and maximum thresholds. This will enable early detection of any situation that could negatively affect public safety or the town’s image as a tourist destination. Tourism councillor Gonzalo Montoya said environmental protection makes the municipality more attractive to visitors.

The project forms part of Orihuela’s Sustainable Tourism Plan and is funded through a grant from the Ministry of Industry and Tourism under Spain’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, supported by the EU’s Next Generation programme.