Environment Authority to issue seizure reports to quarry projects

Oman Tuesday 14/December/2021 11:20 AM
By: Times News Service
Environment Authority to issue seizure reports to quarry projects
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Muscat: A number of seizure reports have been issued by the Environment Authority against quarry projects that did not comply with environmental requirements in Dhofar Governorate.

The Environment Authority said in a statement: "Continuous field visits were carried out by the Directorate General of Environment in the Governorate of Dhofar for a number of quarry projects in the Raysut and Harit regions of the governorate."

"A number of seizure reports were issued for projects that did not comply with environmental requirements, based on Ministerial Decision No. (47/2017) regarding the issuance of environmental permits," the Ministry added.