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Graft suspected in illegal quarry operation
By Wang Qingchu |
March 23, 2011, Wednesday
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An unlicensed quarry which destroyed forests in southern Guangdong Province turned out to be a stone supplier authorized by the local government.
The quarry blew up hills in Nanjing Township near Puning City and ruined 20 hectares of forests. Stones and grit from the quarry filled one-third of a nearby reservoir, cutting irrigation to surrounding farmland, Xinhua reported yesterday.
Local villagers became direct victims of the quarry as their fields and economic plants were damaged, the report said.
The quarry owner signed a contract with a village official in 2009 to lease hills from the village and promised to compensate the villagers every year. But the contract spelled out that the quarry could not operate unless it obtained a license.
"The quarry was operating without a license," said Chen Bo, director of Puning City Land and Resources Bureau.
Five government departments, including the local Water Resources Bureau, Environmental Protection Bureau and Nanjing Township Government, sent officials to inspect the site in 2009. None of them issued a permit, Xinhua learned.
Last April, Nanjing Township ordered the quarry to halt production and restore the area to its former state. However, Puning City government, which oversees Nanjing Township, issued a notice, naming the quarry as an authorized supplier of stone materials.
Officials in the five government departments didn't understand why the city made that decision even before they made a report on the case.
The quarry blew up hills in Nanjing Township near Puning City and ruined 20 hectares of forests. Stones and grit from the quarry filled one-third of a nearby reservoir, cutting irrigation to surrounding farmland, Xinhua reported yesterday.
Local villagers became direct victims of the quarry as their fields and economic plants were damaged, the report said.
The quarry owner signed a contract with a village official in 2009 to lease hills from the village and promised to compensate the villagers every year. But the contract spelled out that the quarry could not operate unless it obtained a license.
"The quarry was operating without a license," said Chen Bo, director of Puning City Land and Resources Bureau.
Five government departments, including the local Water Resources Bureau, Environmental Protection Bureau and Nanjing Township Government, sent officials to inspect the site in 2009. None of them issued a permit, Xinhua learned.
Last April, Nanjing Township ordered the quarry to halt production and restore the area to its former state. However, Puning City government, which oversees Nanjing Township, issued a notice, naming the quarry as an authorized supplier of stone materials.
Officials in the five government departments didn't understand why the city made that decision even before they made a report on the case.
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