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06-26-2009, 05:02 PM
The president of the Congressional Environment Commission, deputy Mario Jose Fernandez Savinon has described President Leonel Fernandez's decision to delegate the recommendation about the construction of the cement plant off Los Haitises to an United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) mission as just playing for time. "It is only a Dormicum for those who oppose the project," he said, referring to the popular sleeping pill, as reported in Hoy.
The Chamber of Deputies commission has opposed the construction of the cement plant at the site on the grounds that Los Haitises is the most important source of drinking water in the DR. Fernandez Savinon warned that the construction would cause major health problems for the community of Gonzalo. Los Haitises is a major water source for Santo Domingo.
Fernandez Savinon compared the government's attitude towards the cement plant to the way the government ignored opposition to the Sun Land borrowing without Congressional approval.
Meanwhile, Eduardo Rodriguez, president of the Ecological Society of the Cibao (SOECI) said that the UNEP experts were not necessary, and that the matter could be debated with local experts.
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The Chamber of Deputies commission has opposed the construction of the cement plant at the site on the grounds that Los Haitises is the most important source of drinking water in the DR. Fernandez Savinon warned that the construction would cause major health problems for the community of Gonzalo. Los Haitises is a major water source for Santo Domingo.
Fernandez Savinon compared the government's attitude towards the cement plant to the way the government ignored opposition to the Sun Land borrowing without Congressional approval.
Meanwhile, Eduardo Rodriguez, president of the Ecological Society of the Cibao (SOECI) said that the UNEP experts were not necessary, and that the matter could be debated with local experts.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)