The mayor to the eco-minister: Ruse is against projects related to the release of harmful emissions

The public in Ruse is negatively disposed to the implementation of projects related to the potential release of harmful emissions and impacts on the components of the environment and endangering people’s health.

This is stated in the opinion of the Mayor of Ruse Municipality Pencho Milkov to the Ministry of Environment and Water regarding the revised and supplemented information on the environmental impact assessment report for the project related to the construction of an incinerator for hospital waste on the territory of the municipality of Gyurgevo.

emphasizes that regardless of the correction made according to the EIA prepared for the project, the type and nature of the planned activity under the investment proposal do not essentially change, respectively the risk of releasing emissions into the atmospheric air in a cross-border context is not limited and/or minimized.

Attention is also drawn to the fact that it is essential to monitor possible cross-border impact at each stage of project implementation – from construction to the implementation of the activity, including the lawful operation of the installation in accordance with its technical parameters and the predictions of the investment proposal.