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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

RT @JordanTimes 'Phosphate hills' to undergo facelift #Jo #Jordan http://myjt.us/cNEdhM #fb

A great step in the right direction of rehabilitating numerous areas around Jordan that were subject to quarries and mining operations. It is now part of any similar project to undergo an environmental impact assessment (EIA) with an attention of rehabilitating the area after decommissioning the project.

Amplify’d from jordantimes.com
'Phosphate hills' to undergo facelift
The so-called ‘phosphate hills’ in Ruseifa will be cleaned up and turned into green spaces, parks and vocational zones, under a project to be implemented by the Ministry of Environment in cooperation with the Greater Amman, Ruseifa and Zarqa municipalities (File photo)
By Hana Namrouqa
AMMAN - Four thousand dunums of land in Ruseifa piled with waste from phosphate mining will be cleaned up and turned into green spaces, parks and vocational zones, according to environment officials.
the project’s first phase will cost JD900,000.
The project was divided into phases because the rehabilitation of the vast phosphate hills requires large financial allocationsRead more at jordantimes.com
 

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