Hundreds attend Save Gozo protest
Published on The Times of Malta on Tuesday 26th June, 2007 by Mark Micallef.
Organisers took issue with the proposed marina development at Hondoq ir-Rummien and the waste transfer facility at Mgarr ix-Xini, limits of Ghajnsielem.
The protest ended with the singing of the national anthem and the presentation of a petition to Parliament. A number of NGOs issued press releases against the project. The Archaeological Society commented on the "inexplicable" waiving of the EIA by Mepa which, it said, "has adopted a narrow and dangerous view".
"An EIA is not simply a matter of examining the plot of land but of looking at the whole development in relation to a much bigger picture," the society said in reference to the fact that the authority took a detailed inspection of the plot by a team of archaeologists as constituting sufficient study.
To view the whole article go to http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=266200
Organisers took issue with the proposed marina development at Hondoq ir-Rummien and the waste transfer facility at Mgarr ix-Xini, limits of Ghajnsielem.
The protest ended with the singing of the national anthem and the presentation of a petition to Parliament. A number of NGOs issued press releases against the project. The Archaeological Society commented on the "inexplicable" waiving of the EIA by Mepa which, it said, "has adopted a narrow and dangerous view".
"An EIA is not simply a matter of examining the plot of land but of looking at the whole development in relation to a much bigger picture," the society said in reference to the fact that the authority took a detailed inspection of the plot by a team of archaeologists as constituting sufficient study.
To view the whole article go to http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=266200
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