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Probe begins into dumping of 'hazardous waste' in RAK
RAS AL KHAIMAH — The environment protection authorities yesterday initiated investigations following a complaint filed by locals that hazardous materials were being dumped by cement factories in an open area here, posing threats to their date palm plantations.
A group of RAK residents complained to the RAK Environment Protection and Industrial Development Commission (EPIDC) that some cement factories were getting rid of their wastes without adhering to the emirate's rules and regulations that encourage industries to use environment-friendly methods to dispose of any hazardous waste.
"They used to discard the waste in the rainwater ditch which makes its way into our plantations," one of the complainants told Khaleej Times on conditions of anonymity. He also said that the materials affected the productivity of their plantations considerably.
Locals said that trucks dropped off waste materials just a few metres away from the highway that links the RAK old city with the emirate's northern areas. The site is now dotted with black and grey mounds that mar the area's natural beauty, they said.
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