The Ramblers’ Association said today that it was 'elated' at the news that the government had reclaimed a sizeable tract of relatively unspoiled land, including over 4km of shoreline, in the region of Fomm ir-Rih.

The association said this was a historic breakthough by Parliamentary Secretary Jason Azzopardi.

"What had been in private hands for over 300 years is now public property to be enjoyed by all the Maltese as well as by tourists," the association said.

The ramblers thanked Dr Azzopardi also for having acknowledged their association’s pivotal role in the genesis of this initiative. In July 2008 RAM held a protest march from Bahrija to Fomm ir-Rih to highlight the difficulty of access to the bay and other irregularities taking place there.

"Dr Azzopardi has not only enforced the public’s right of access to the Fomm ir-Rih bay and foreshore, but is planning to enforce the access route “discovered” and highlighted by RAM," the ramblers said.

See also

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20091004/local/huge-tracts-of-land-repossessed-after-300-years

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