MoE calls Basra to speed up allocating landfills centers
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi Ministry of Environment urged the municipal departments and the governmental properties in Basra province to expedite allocating places for landfill for the dangerous waste materials left by the oil projects and other industrial utilities.
A statement by the Ministry cited “The Council of Environment Protection and Improvement in Basra discussed the Ministry’s request during its 3rd session.”
“The MoE considers allocating special places for landfills to protect the environment and the human beings’ health in Iraq,” it added.
The Health Ministry has stressed, earlier, that one of the reasons behind the spread of pollution in Iraq is the lack of special centers for wastes landfills especially the chemical substances.