I am in full agreement with Carmen Camilleri regarding Tigné's "concrete jungle" (The Sunday Times, February 21), but I would also like to draw the attention of readers and the Malta Environment and Planning Authority to the many partly developed and often abandoned sites all around these islands.

Many of these sites are left in a disgusting state for various reasons after the owner/developer decides to stop or delay their project. This leaves an eyesore for many neighbouring residents to endure, often for years. One such glaring example is the vast excavation on the border of Gżira and Ta' Xbiex at Testaferrata Street, now an open eyesore and often a smelly and dirty hole.

This site has seen no further development for almost two years. It is now partly filled with green slimy water and much rubbish thrown over its boundary wall. Three sides of this site have the homes of many residents, including myself; I endure this unpleasant view and, in high summer, its often smelly state. Surely Mepa should deal with this and similar sites in a very positive manner, these locations are not only an eyesore but are also a health hazard. There must be a requirement placed upon all developers to ensure the proper conditions in the event of a halt in their project - before the planned activity, not after the developers' 'horse' has bolted.