30.05.2011                      26.Ijar, 5771                      Tag 41 des Omer

Umwelt:

Drainage plan for polluted Kishon River okayed

700,000 tons of contaminated sludge to be treated; Park planned near Haifa.

The Interior Ministry approved a plan to drain 500,000 tons of contaminated sediment from the Kishon River and then rehabilitate the entire polluted area by creating a vibrant park.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the ministry’s planning and construction branch in Haifa late last week….