2 comments so far.Ramblers censure MEPA over Wied il-Ghasel
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The Ramblers’ Association of Malta (RAM) feels disillusioned that in spite of promises of reform MEPA continues to issue permits for major developments in areas like Wied il-Ghasel, a Natural Monument by International Standards.
MEPA seems insensitive by design. Some years back it undertook to protect the valley. Like NGOs it valued the special place that Wied il-Ghasel occupies in the Nation’s collective memory with its legendary and historical connotations. Not feeling accountable to anyone, the Authority now reverses its former decision. It goes against the legitimate objections and protests of civil society.
What is particularly disheartening is Government’s inaction in the face of civil society’s discontent and loss of faith in MEPA. Moreover the Government is responsible for the re-appointment of people who continue dishing out permits like these. RAM observes that MEPA is paid out of public funds for the specific purpose of protecting natural reserves like living valleys and conserving special features like corbelled huts. Yet MEPA feels no obligation to justify its stand for deciding to allow their very destruction. The Authority feels it possesses the supreme power to reverse with impunity its own declared policies, and to ride roughshod over the consequent widespread protests of civil society. The defender has become offender, against whom the same civil society has to guard, at its considerable cost in time, effort and expense.
RAM is four square behind the struggle of Harsien Patrimonju Mosti to protect Wied il-Ghasel, associates itself with Nature Trust in its relative objection to the Appeals Board of the Authority, and joins forces with other associations in their objections to this rude development.
Ramblers Association of Malta
http://ramblersassociation.blogspot.com/
http://www.ramblersmalta.jointcomms.com/
Wied il-Ghasel( Honey Valley ) is certainly going to turn into Honey to these developers with the help of Mepa .
Where is the promissed reform of MEPA .By the time this reform arrives Malta`s few remaining open spaces will be lost .Come on wake up don`t keep on promissing without delivering dear government
Where does credebility live?? Surely not at Mepa….Considering they preach one thing and do quite the opposite. Guess they do not know how to read as they cannot even follow their own rules and LAW and stipulated. Unless a person sticks to the conditions of the permit granted, this same permit WILL BE REVOKED. Come on Mepa you cannot be penilised for revoking this permit as there are enough reasons to stop these scruplouse speculators dead in their tracks. JUST FOLLOW THE RULES.