Stones a 'disaster' at Ramla Bay
Photo: Max Xuereb
Ramla Bay in Gozo is in a "disastrous state", with a large quantity of stones taking over the sandy beach, according to the Xagħra local council.
The council said it required the permission of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority to have the stones removed before the summer and is accusing the regulator of "dragging its feet". The council said it had been putting pressure on the authorities for several months for the stones to be removed and was unhappy that Mepa and the Gozo Ministry had done nothing.
Residents, tourists and other visitors deserved better, the council added.
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K.Attard
Apr 26th 2010, 18:43
What stones? I can't see any :P Seriously though - it is not just the stones that you see on the sand that is a problem - a far worse one is the stones taken down by the waves in the shallow water. Bit by bit, like Gnejna (Malta) - this bay is becoming inaccessable to swimmers. You just cannot walk down without seriously hurting yourself. The thing is - some people think that this holds the sand - I wonder why, in the millions of years, Ghadira bay has not vanished, given that it does not have that sort of thing. Most of the time, bad weather pushes these stones down the valley and the waves pull them in - end of story.
Neil Dent
Apr 26th 2010, 14:23
The stones are the only negative element of this truly beautiful bay - one of Europe's best. I hope the MEPA permission is forthcoming as quickly as possible with Summer just around the corner.
JOHN O SCERRI
Apr 26th 2010, 12:18
I urgently ask Govt to CHANGE THE GUARD at MEPA....too much is moving too slow.....something very wrong is happening .......all systems are full of show stoppers.
All procedures are full of weak links.
This is why we never , ever move forward quickly.
Such an issue as this should only need a notification and not an application form with that it brings with it.
This should classify as beach cleaning and has no effect on the sand and landscape.
Alexander G Farrugia
Apr 26th 2010, 12:17
One should ask what the Gaia foundation thinks about this. In the past, this foundation, to whom this beach's management is enstrusted, has not encouraged such "clean-ups" as they see such intervention as an interference to a perfectly natural process. I beg to differ.
Sean Grima
Apr 26th 2010, 12:13
nice shot!
John Azzopardi
Apr 26th 2010, 11:27
What a shame. The only decent and most beautiful bay in matla in such a disaster. It's a disaster. In these months we usually get older tourist and they cannot take a decent walk on the beach. This is a government matter. thus it's the Gozo Ministry and the Maltese government general who is responsible for the clean-up. So, get going and clean it up.