L-Assoċjazzjoni Wirt il-Kalkara ġiet mgħarrfa bil-video li nxtered fuq il-media soċjali li juri l-isfreġju ambjentali li qed isir b’mod kontinwu u mistur fuq il-kosta ta’ wara tal-Forti Ricasoli għal ġol-baħar tal-madwar. Dan mhux biss jidher li huwa mingħajr il-permessi meħtieġa u għalhekk illegali, iżda huwa ukoll ta’ dannu ambjentali għaż-żona kollha u dawk li jagħmlu użu minnha.
L-Assoċjazzjoni Wirt il-Kalkara tiddeplora u tikkundanna b’mod assolut dan l-aġir. Filwaqt li matul din il-ġimgħa sar rapport lill-Pulizija dwar din l-illegalità, l-Assoċjazzjoni tappella u tinsisti sabiex l-awtoritajiet kompetenti jieħdu azzjoni immedjata. Il-poplu tal-Kalkara u l-binjiet storiċi tal-lokalità jixirqilhom ferm aħjar.
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Wirt il-Kalkara general secretary Duncan Brincat said long-standing environmental and health issues in the area have left residents “sensitive and wounded. We absolutely condemn this,” Mr Brincat said, adding that there was “clearly something illegal going on.
This video was filmed last week in Kalkara and it shows a drain pipe deliberately placed in such a way as to allow whatever sewage/waste to flow out to sea. While recording, upon closer inspection, besides the sharp disgusting odours, one can notice also that the affected area is full of what seem to be maggots.