Following an intervention by the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, construction work to relocate the asphalt plant in the Mitsero area was temporarily suspended, and a meeting was scheduled with theof the eight affected villages.
This was announced on the Alpha News program by Sotiris Kyriakou, the community leader of Agrokipia, explaining that the suspension has been in effect for about a week and came after a meeting between the contractor “with officials at the Presidential Palace,” pending the meeting scheduled for November 9 with Mr. Christodoulides.
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As he said, the meeting is expected to be attended by the community leaders of the eight affected communities, who have long been calling for the President’s intervention, in order to overturn the decision to establish the asphalt plant in that specific area.
As Mr. Kyriakou explained, the request for a temporary suspension of work was submitted to allow time for political consultation, since, as he noted, if work continued for another 15 to 20 days, the plant could be up and running.
“We do not accept the plant being built there.”
The Community Leader of Agrokipia reiterated the local government’s strong opposition to the installation of the asphalt plant at that specific location, citing, among other things, its proximity to the quarry zone and the impacts of dust. As he noted, the communities have already presented their positions, supported by environmental studies conducted by specialized experts, pointing out that dust from quarrying activities can travel long distances.
At the same time, he noted that there are other available sites where the facility could be established without causing a nuisance to residential areas or communities adjacent to quarries. Community leaders are now waiting to hear the President of the Republic’s proposals and to determine whether there might be a different outcome to the issue.
Sotiris Kyriakou made it clear, however, that the communities do not intend to accept the construction of the plant in that specific area, while the temporary suspension of work is not in itself considered a definitive development in the matter.
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