Front Harsien ODZ has welcomed parliament's unanimous approval of the second reading of the Public Domain Bill which was proposed by the Opposition.

"The concept of a public domain is essential so that the collective good and the public interest can be safeguarded against unsustainable development, commercialisation and environmental destruction. Front therefore welcomes the bill".

The front said that in its feedback to the government on the reform of the Lands Department, it proposed that land in public hands, the coastline and all scheduled areas should be considered part of the public domain and regulated by a public domain act which safeguarded these lands from commercialization. Government should be banned by law from passing public ODZ land for private projects involving construction or development.