A quarry in Chekka. Archive photo Live Love/L’Orient-Le Jour
The State Shura Council suspended two government decisions allowing the reopening of cement quarries, including sites in the Koura district where local associations had filed legal challenges, according to a statement published Friday by Legal Agenda on its social media channels. The NGO hailed the ruling as the end of "a chapter of environmental destruction."The government first approved a one-year permit — renewable up to 10 times — for quarries operated by cement companies on April 9, following a proposal by Industry Minister Joe Issa al-Khoury. Municipalities were given two weeks to approve or object to the measure. After several municipalities, including Kfar Hazir, the main village in Koura hosting cement quarries, rejected the proposal, the Cabinet reaffirmed the decision on April 23 in a revised version prepared by...
The State Shura Council suspended two government decisions allowing the reopening of cement quarries, including sites in the Koura district where local associations had filed legal challenges, according to a statement published Friday by Legal Agenda on its social media channels. The NGO hailed the ruling as the end of "a chapter of environmental destruction."The government first approved a one-year permit — renewable up to 10 times — for quarries operated by cement companies on April 9, following a proposal by Industry Minister Joe Issa al-Khoury. Municipalities were given two weeks to approve or object to the measure. After several municipalities, including Kfar Hazir, the main village in Koura hosting cement quarries, rejected the proposal, the Cabinet reaffirmed the decision on April 23 in a revised version prepared...
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