Mepa extends emergency service

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority is to extend its current weekend emergency service to a continuous one as from tomorrow. The emergency service has been in operation since December 2001 and Mepa has been considering the possibility of...

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority is to extend its current weekend emergency service to a continuous one as from tomorrow.

The emergency service has been in operation since December 2001 and Mepa has been considering the possibility of making it more efficient and effective to continue in its efforts to curtail development and environmental abuse.

The service will now be available on a daily basis, operating from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. During the night, the public can leave a message on an answering machine, which will be seen to at 6 a.m. the next day.

Illegal development reports can be made on 9926 9926 for Malta and 9924 9924 for Gozo. Environment protection issues can be reported on 7946 6320 (nature protection) and 9921 9991 (pollution control).

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