Environment Minister Tareq al-Khatib inspected Bourj Hammoud landfill, stressing that “the contract between the contractor and the Council of Development and Reconstruction stipulates this landfill’s waste should be dumped into the sea, and the ministry has done its job.”
The minister noted that he will check with the Higher Relief Commission if it would be possible to pass compensations to the fishermen.
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