Government 'insensitive' to the environment

The destruction of trees and the unsustainable development at Kalkara Valley confirms the government's wrong political decisions in the planning sector, Labour MPs Joe Brincat and Roderick Galdes said.

They said the continuous speculation in the valley showed that the government was insensitive to the environment and to the needs of certain communities, including the Kalkara residents.

Dr Brincat and Mr Galdes said that although the development decision had been taken, the Malta Environment and Planning Authority still had the responsibility of following what was happening in the valley and to safeguard the environment from the impact of development.