A mechanism for strict environmental and technical monitoring and elevated supervisory management might be established – A Undertaking Group is created, whereas a Steering Committee is appointed for decision-making.
At the start of April, the tasks in regards to the protected motion of holiday makers on the roads beneath building of the Akamas Nationwide Forest Park Undertaking will start, the Minister of Agriculture, Maria Panagiotou, mentioned on Tuesday. In line with the choices introduced after the tip of the session of the Council of Ministers, a mechanism of strict environmental and technical monitoring and elevated supervisory management might be established for the Contracts in regards to the Akamas EDP. For the implementation of this mechanism, a Undertaking Group is created, whereas a Steering Committee is appointed for decision-making.
As Ms. Panagiotou acknowledged after the conclusion of the Cupboard assembly, the regulation and planning of the advance modifications associated to the implementation of the Akama Nationwide Park Sustainable Growth Plan tasks, determined at the moment by the Cupboard, is predicated on the advance of the environmental footprint of of the primary section of the street community and within the re-evaluation of the remaining tasks and operations, with out pointless and additional delays.
Particularly, the Minister of Agriculture mentioned, first it was determined to undertake measures for the quick resumption of labor and the protected motion of holiday makers on the street beneath building with out the environmental burden of the realm on the base and the suggestions of the consultants. Secondly, he mentioned, using the supplementary report of the particular ecological evaluation which was made with the enter of consultants and which was printed on the eleventh of the month with a view to enhance the environmental footprint of the prevailing challenge and the goal is to make the tasks softer.
Thirdly, it was determined to proceed the method of re-evaluation of the remaining tasks and operations of the sustainable growth plan of the Akama Nationwide Forest Park, he mentioned and added that this course of is being accomplished throughout the subsequent three months in session with each NGOs and communities.
Fourthly, the Minister mentioned, it was determined to undergo the Council of Ministers by the tip of June 2024 a sensible schedule that corresponds to the execution of the remaining tasks, in accordance with the related laws and with out pointless and additional delays.
“The above might be applied with elevated supervision and monitoring from an environmental and technical viewpoint. For this objective”, he added, “it was determined to arrange a challenge group and a steering committee. All actions and selections in addition to enhancements might be made throughout the framework and philosophy of the Akamas Nationwide Forest Park Sustainable Growth Plan. The objective of the Authorities stays the highlighting of the distinctive environmental wealth of Akamas, the safety of nature and sustainable growth”, he added.
Answering a query, Mrs. Panagiotou mentioned that the quick begin of the works is set at first of April and might be accomplished by the primary week of Might, and these works will concern the protected motion of holiday makers.
Within the meantime, in response to a press release relayed by the IGT concerning the choices of the Cupboard, in relation to the modifications in regards to the implementation of the tasks of the Sustainable Growth Plan of the Akamas Nationwide Forest Park, the physique following the opinion of the Authorized Service which explains why it can not transferred or assigned the current and future Contracts in regards to the implementation of forest and woodland growth tasks within the Republic from the Division of Forestry to the Normal Directorate of the Surroundings (GDP), determined that the Contracts in regards to the Akama EDP stay within the Division of Forests, beneath the situation of organising a strict environmental and technical monitoring mechanism and elevated supervisory management.
As famous within the announcement, for the implementation of this mechanism, a Undertaking Crew (PO) is created, headed by a Civil Engineer who could have the function of Undertaking Coordinator and who might be seconded to the GDP by the Division of Public Works. The function of the OE might be supervisory and advisory, whereas a Steering Committee (SC) is appointed for decision-making.
