Fgura council demands Enemalta compensation for 'black dust'
Fgura council has written to Enemalta asking for compensation after a report commissioned by Mepa found that the Marsa power station was the most likely source of the 'black dust' which plagued the locality over the past few years.
The council said such compensation could take the form of environment-projects in Fgura sponsored by the corporation.
Enemalta has disputed the findings of the report. compiled by Prof Alfred Vella.
See letter by clicking on pdf link below.
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Alexander Brincat
Oct 4th 2011, 18:14
It would be better if WSC also give compensation to the thousands in the North of the island who have been without water for 20 hours due to a fault in Cirkewwa.
Mr Joseph Calleja
Oct 4th 2011, 16:53
I suggest that every Fgura resident and or any resident that lives close to these chimneys and or suspects of inhaling any of this black dust to go and have a chest X-Ray and if any of this black dust is found in their lungs, and is creating health problems, then get a copy of that X-Ray and proceed to a lawyer. Or even better start a class action suit against Enemalta for damages. The local councils should attend to such a suit in a court of law. This is the present and not 40 years ago as some like to argue. Somebody has to be held accountable.
Joseph Mizzi
Oct 4th 2011, 14:46
Well done to a hard-working mayor. The Fgura council is not asking for a cash compensation, but for commendable environment-friendly initiatives that would benefit the Fgura community at large.
May other Cottonera area mayors follow suit.
Enemalta should contribute towards the well-being of long neglected second-class citizens.
Byron, the South needs people like you.
Mr John Said
Oct 4th 2011, 16:43
Fgura gets compensation............ other towns get compensation........ all Malta will get even higher electricity bills(as money does not grow on trees).............people will mone about it.............. and lived happily ever after!
Victor Vella
Oct 4th 2011, 22:51
Jhon Said Inti ma tafx li dawn li qed jghajtu ghal kumpens twieldu fi zmien Mintoff, li l aqwa li jigu il flus u nitnellah minn fejn.Ahjar jara il pastzata ta xoghol li ghandu hdejn il monument il kunsill tal fgura.
Byron Camilleri
Oct 5th 2011, 16:18
Ghaziz Victor Vella,
Le ma twelidtx taht Mintoff, izda taht Fenech Adami.
Naqbel mieghek meta ssemi l-pastazata tax-xoghol li ghaddej fuq il-Monument tas-Salib. Ghandek tkun taf li dak ix-xoghol qed isir mill-Ministeru tar-Rizorzi u mhux mill-Kunsill Lokali.
Kieku fittixt daqxejn qabel ktibt, kont taqta figura ferm ahjar.
Joseph Vassallo, (Bugibba)
Oct 4th 2011, 13:23
Being "the MOST LIKELY source" is not the same as "being THE source".
The council's presumption is premature.
Mr Edward Mallia
Oct 4th 2011, 12:44
Frankly I suggest that Fgura Council should be more concerned about resigning than about asking for "compensation". Why on earth have they played along with the Mepa-Enemalta-PM's office-parliamentary operetta for so long? The student work of year 2000 showed clearly that the Fgura area heavy dust falls were coming from Marsa; the "quiet years" that followed the tweaking of the precipitators came to an abrupt end when a somnolent Mepa woke up to Enemalta's transfer of fly (and bottom?) ash lacked necessary permits. The characteristic knee-jerk reaction of the (ir)responsible minister was to switch off the precipitators. The Fgura jeremiads started up again, accompanied this time by the ballads of the above mentioned cantastorie. Why wait till now, on the publication of a report which could not exactly damn Marsa very roundly as the "investigation" was not too credible. To cap it all Enemalta shot it down very smartly; government seems inclined to "accept" it, but only because it could point to the supposedly imminent closure of Marsa and as such is unlikely to consider "compensation" .
Malcolm Mifsud
Oct 4th 2011, 12:43
And while you're at it, have a go at Arriva as well
Ms N Buttigieg
Oct 4th 2011, 12:40
@ Mr Michael Buhagiar
Ir-Residenti tal-Fgura ghandhom jitolbu kumpens BI DRITT u mhux b'karita. Taf kemm hi r-rata ta nies li jbatu bl-Asthma gewwa l-Fgura u l-lokalitajiet tal-madwar meta ikkumparata ma rhula ohra? Taf kemm hi r-rata ta' nies li mardu u li mietu bil-Cancer ikkomparata mar-rhula ohra? Il-Kumpens huwa Dritt u mhux gest ta' Karita. Bhal ma kumpanija privata li thammeg hija mitluba li thallas, daqstant iehor jekk l-Enemalta hamget ghandha toffri kumpens hi wkoll. Jekk ma taghmilx hekk b'mod voluntarju, il-Kunsill Lokali, kif ukoll ir-Residenti tal-Fgura ghandhom iffitxu lil Enemalta legalment gewwa l-Qrati Maltin u l-Qrati Ewropej.
mario gellel
Oct 4th 2011, 11:20
HOW DARE YOU (FGURA COUNCIL) ASK ENEMALTA OR THE PN GOVT FOR COMPENSATION.
IF THEY COMPENSATE CIKKU L-POPLU, WHO IS GOING TO COMPENSATE ENEMALTA CHIEF'S &PN MINISTERS PERFOMANCE YEARLY BONUSES, LUXURY CARS, FREE MOBILES AND INTERNET, FREE AIRMALTA TICKETS AND THE SAGA NEVER ENDS ????
Mr Michael Buhagiar
Oct 4th 2011, 11:15
Baqax min jonqos li jitlob kumpens minghand il-poplu Malti? Fi zmien il-lejber qatt tlabtu kumpens tal-faham li kien ippoggilkom fil-menqa tal-Marsa? U daqshekk iehor ser tiehdu kumpens il-Fgura.
A Dimech
Oct 4th 2011, 11:43
thanks Michael.
you are mentioning 40 years ago - where standards where lower - not only in Malta but in the whole of Europe. Now it is 2011 and things should be different.
In teh UK - not very long ago the rivers where all polluted. So was the air in most European cities - but that was another time, mate. we should have come a long way by now - and if Enemalta didn't - they ought to pay for their lack of performance!!
jesmond zammit
Oct 4th 2011, 13:04
ma jimpurtax buhagiar , jalla uliedek ma jimirdux bhal ma jimirdu uliedna .li noqoghodu fil fgura , u jalla ukoll l egoizmu li trabba go fik u hafna mill poplu jispicca .
Mr Angus Black
Oct 4th 2011, 13:59
@ A Dimech
Standards may have been lower 40 years ago but Mintoff lowered them further when he converted the oil-fired Marsa station to sulphur laden coal imported from Poland.
No Labour Environment Minister (did not even exist) or MP complained then. That was also the time when the Dockyard was in full swing producing its own black dust and grit and no one ever complained.
But now, that certain politically motivated smart alecks have become aware of the 'higher standards', they are raising hell. If Fgura receives one iota of compensation, then Marsa, Hamrun, the Cottonera region should also receive their fair share because they too put up with the inconvenience. Raising fuss about the black dust coming from the Marsa station is a non-starter since it will be closed in a matter of months unless the Opposition decides to throw even more wrenches in the works.