[Calodyne
– Hotel Project – EIA Licence]
Debate
No. 4 of 22.06.10
CALODYNE
– HOTEL PROJECT - EIA LICENCE
(No.
1B/80) Mr R. Bhagwan (First Member for Beau Bassin &
Petite Rivière) asked the Minister of Environment and
Sustainable Development whether, in regard to the hotel
project by Global Prism Ltd at Butte à l’herbe, Calodyne,
he will state –
(a)
when the application for the Environment Impact Assessment
Licence was made, indicating the date
(i)
when the application was considered by the Environment Impact
Assessment Licence Committee;
(ii)
of the approval by the Minister, and
(iii)
issue of the licence,
(b)
whether the project is situated in environmentally sensitive
areas and, if so, state whether all procedures in relation to
Planning Policy Guidelines have been followed, and
(c)
whether any objection has been filed against the project.
Mr
Virahsawmy: Mr Speaker, Sir, the application for an
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) licence for the proposed
hotel project by Globe Prism Co. Ltd was made on 18 August
2009. The application was examined by the EIA committee on 16
April 2010, and the project was recommended subject to set of
conditions. The grant of the EIA licence was approved by the
Minister on 20 April 2010. The EIA licence was issued on 20
April 2010.
Mr
Speaker, Sir, it would be inappropriate for me to reply
to part (b) of this question, as the matter is sub
judice, because three appeals have been lodged against the
issue of the EIA licence in respect of the project concerned
at the Environment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) on 19 May 2010. In
fact, these cases have been fixed pro
forma for today.
With
respect to part (c), yes, as I already mentioned, three
appeals have been filed at the Environment Appeal Tribunal.
Mr
Bérenger: Can I ask the hon. Minister who is chairing the
Appeal Tribunal these days?
Mr
Virahsawmy: It is the Senior Magistrate, Mr Kam Sing.
Mr
Bhagwan: Can the hon. Minister inform the House whether,
in the process of proceeding with the EIA application, the
views of all the authorities have been sought?
Mr
Virahsawmy: Yes, Mr Speaker, Sir.
Mr
Speaker: Next question! Hon Bhagwan!
Keywords: EIA, environmentally
sensitive areas
