Tal-Coca Cola jħobbu jdaħħqu

 

Fl-aħbarijiet ta’ TVM qalulna kemm il-Fondazzjoni Coca Cola għandha għal qalba il-priservazzjoni tal-ilma. Tant li daħlet għal proġett ta’ tiswija ta’ ġiebja mdaqqsa fil-Palazz ta’ Sant Anton biex ikun possibli li s-siġar ta’ citru fil-ġonna tal-President jissaqqew bl-ilma tax-xita flok mill-boreholes.

Inizzjattiva tajba u f’waqtha.

Imma forsi issa l-Coca Cola jistgħu jgħidulna meta ser jagħlqu ukoll il-boreholes li jużaw fil-fabbrika tagħhom fil-Marsa?

Għax x’jiswa li xxerred id-dmugħ tal-kukkudrilli għall-boreholes ta’ ħaddieħor u mbagħad inti, mingħajr l-ilma tal-boreholes ma tgħaddix?

Extracting ground water in Malta for free!

It is essential that ground water is protected. It has been ignored for ages both due to over-extraction of water as well as a result of its being contaminated through pesticides, artificial fertilisers and farm sewage.

This morning, together with AD Chairman Arnold Cassola I addressed a press conference next to a factory which is known to utilise ground water for 40% of its requirements for free. This is not acceptable and has to cease forthwith.

The factory produces Coca Cola products and is situated in the Marsa Industrial Estate. Together with its parent company and foundation this same company invests in educational campaigns promoting the sustainable use of water. It would have been much better if it led by example.

It is essential that decisions are rolled out the earliest because further delay will leave us in a situation where we have nothing left to protect. Amongst the urgent decisions required are the need to better regulate the extracton of ground water including that industry is not permitted any more to make direct use of this resource neither against payment and much less without.

It is positive that amongst the decisions already taken is that about the reuse of treated sewage effluent (TSE). Calls for tender have already been issued and we hope that the necessary changes are carried out at the earliest. The use of TSE will nessarily lead to a reduction of use of water coming from other sources, including ground water.

It is also essential that that the conclusions of the pilot project to recharge the aquifer through using TSE are made public so that an informed public debate of the matter is carried out.

A long term agritcultural plan which considers the water requirements of this strategic activity is essential. Such an agricultural plan should also address the need to reduce the use of pestcides and artificial fertilisers. Farmers require professional assistance to address this matter which should seek not only the reduction of use of pesticdes and artificial fertilisers but also the protection of soil and ground water.

We should remember that the contamination of ground water follows a 40 year cycle. That means it will take some time for benefits of present day decisions to be felt. It is thus more important to act  the soonest.

Joseph Muscat u l-ilma tal-Coca Cola

Il-Kap tal-Opposizzjoni illum żar il-fabbrika tal-Coca Cola fil-Marsa.  Fabbrika li minnha l-kumpanija General Soft Drinks Co Limited tipproduċi diversi minerali.

Skond kif rappurtat fit-Times online Joseph Muscat ma qal xejn interessanti ħlief li l-Kumpanija hi immexxija minn mara u li l-Kumpanija għandha ideat interessanti fuq il-konservazzjoni tal-ilma!  It-Times ma tgħidx li dawn l-ideat interessanti huma l-użu tal-boreholes!

Il-Malta Today online min-naħa l-oħra tagħtina iktar informazzjoni dwar x’ġara waqt iż-żjara ta’ Joseph Muscat.

L-uffiċjali tal-Kumpanija jidher li qed jilmentaw fuq il-metering tal-boreholes. Muscat irid jikkuntenthom għax qallhom li “dik m’hiex l-unika soluzzjoni”.

Jidher li Muscat għadu ma fehem xejn dwar l-ilma. Ejja ngħiduha bi kliem sempliċi : l-ilma tal-pjan spiċċa. Ftit baqa’ u l-ftit li baqa’ jeħtieġ li jkun użat għall-ħtiġijiet tax-xorb tal-Maltin u mhux għall-business.

Tajba din. Aħna nħallsu kontijiet tal-ilma m’għola s-sema u kumpaniji bħall-General Soft Drinks Co. Limited itellgħu l-ilma tal-pjan bla ħlas jew bi ftit ħlas. Mela l-Coca f’Malta hi sussidjata mill-kontijiet tal-ilma li jħallsu l-Maltin!

Ħasra li għad m’hawnx liġi li tirregola l-finanzjament tal-Partiti Politiċi għax kieku konna nkunu nafu min jagħti donazzjonijiet!

Meta imbagħad naraw il-laxkezza f’oqsma bħall-ilma forsi nkunu nistgħu nifhmu l-affarijiet ħafna  aħjar.

 

ara ukoll fuq dan il-blog il-post tas-16 ta’ Settembru 2011 intitolat : L-Ilma tal-Coca Cola.

L-ilma tal-Coca Cola