What to do with the river?

As most cities, Málaga has its own river that runs through its center. It is called Guadalmedina, a name that comes from an islamic origin (Wadi-al-medina, i. e. river of the city)

It has everything a river is supposed to have: a riverside walk, several bridges both for pedestrian and traffic use, even a railway bridge. There is only one thing missing: water.
Its flow was never a big one, but some decades ago a dam was built to prevent flooding, since then the riverbed is empty all the year long except for heavy rain days, perhaps once or twice a year.

So there is a neverending debate: what to do with the river? Nothing has been decided yet, but opinions range from covering it and building a north-south avenue and gardens, to deviating it through a less populated area, or perhaps trying to recover its natural condition leaving a continuous flow from the dam. Not an easy question! and still unresolved...