Debate
No. 03 of 08.04.08
(No. B/213) Dr. K. Babajee (Third Member for Savanne
& Black River) asked the Minister of Environment &
National Development Unit whether, in regard to the green
waste, he will state if green waste composting plants will be
set up with a view to lessening the reliance on landfills.
Reply: Waste minimisation measures including composting
and recycling form part of my Ministry’s strategy for solid
waste management.
In this context, following a compost market study, the
proposal for the setting-up of a composting plant for green
waste on a pilot basis was retained by my Ministry.
The recruitment of a Transaction Adviser to undertake a
comprehensive feasibility study for the construction and
management of composting plants and preparation of bid
documents on a PPP basis was initiated in October 2005.
However, in the meantime, a private company, namely Solid
Waste Recycling Ltd, expressed interest in the setting-up of a
composting plant at no cost for the production and
distribution of compost.
A letter of intent was subsequently issued by the Board
of Investment for this project.
The waste supply agreement between the promoter and my
Ministry is being finalised.
This composting project and other minimisation measures
are likely to lessen the reliance on the landfill, as it will
save valuable void space at the landfill, increasing the
lifespan of the Mare Chicose landfill by an additional period
of one to two years.
Keywords: green waste, composting, landfill, recycling, solid
waste management, composting plant, Mare Chicose,
Debate
No. 04 of 15.04.2008
(No. B/242) Mrs D. Perrier (Fourth Member for Savanne and
Black River) asked the Minister of Environment and National
Development Unit whether he is aware that there has been
illegal dumping of building materials on the public beach of
Baie du Cap and, if so, will he, for the benefit of the House,
obtain information as to if the Police de l’Environnement
has received complaints from the inhabitants of the region,
indicating where matters stand.
Mr Bachoo: Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been informed
that no complaint with regard to dumping of building materials
on the public beach of Baie du Cap has been registered either
at the Police de l’Environnement or the Department of
Environment. A
site inspection carried out by the Police de l’Environnement
on 27 March 2008 has, besides, confirmed that there was no
dumping of waste on the public beach of Baie du Cap.
Mrs Perrier: M. le président, je crois que le ministre a
de mauvaises informations parce qu’il y a eu une visite de
la Police de l’Environnement au mois de mars qui a demandé
au contrevenant de retirer les building materials qui avaient
été jetés sur la plage publique de Baie du Cap. Au lieu
d’avoir retiré ces matériaux, il a loué un camion à
benne - dont j’ai l’immatriculation si cela peut intéresser
le ministre - et il a fouillé la plage et les a enterrés.
Il y a des fers qui sont encore visibles et qui représentent
un réel danger pour le public.
Mr Bachoo: Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question asked has
been on the dumping of building materials on the public beach
of Baie du Cap, but the information that I have is that on 15
January 2008, a complaint was reported for illegal dumping at
Royal Road, Baie du Cap, near Macondé Fast Food. A site
inspection had been carried out by the Police de
l’Environnement and construction debris was found deposited
by the side of the fast food on a private land by one Mr
Soorianand Kadaree. The latter was sensitised and eventually
he removed all the debris.
Moreover, the Black River District Council confirmed to
my Ministry on 28 March 2008 that following notice served to
Mr Soorianand Kadaree, the latter removed the debris.
At the same time, the Beach Authority informed my
Ministry that the plot of land being subject of illegal
dumping at Baie du Cap is neither a public nor a popular beach
and therefore does not fall under the jurisdiction of the
Beach Authority. That is the information that I have.
Mrs Perrier: M. le président, le ministre vient de dire
qu’effectivement il y avait eu une complainte et que la
Police de l’Environnement était venue.
Mon information -
je l’ai vu de mes yeux – est qu’au lieu de retirer le
building material waste après la visite de la Police de
l’Environnement, ils ont fouillé la plage pour enfouir les
matériaux et, aujourd’hui, cela représente un danger.
Mr Bachoo: Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, I’ll look into the
issue because I have just received the information from the
hon. Member.
Keywords: dumping,
building materials, construction debris, police de
l’environnement, notice, Beach Authority,
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