The company Mondal Industrija from Danilovgrad has submitted a request to the Environmental Protection Agency for approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment Study for their facilities. For the production of powder materials - machine mortar and adhesives and concrete elements. At the public hearing, the developer of the plan claimed that there are no harmful effects on the environment...
"In one silo, instead of cement, non-hazardous waste, or ash, will be placed and used as a filler in certain quantities. It will be added to replace aggregate and cement, in order to... Will they give us gas masks there, since we live around them? This waste is not categorized as hazardous waste and therefore can be used for these purposes," said Milan Maraš, the drafter of the Study.
This facility was operating even before the proclamation of the Zeta River Nature Park.
The company director says they don't have a concession, but they are located next to two concessionaires - the Spuška quarry, from which they buy stone, and claims that they do everything according to regulations...
"We have been working in this factory for 7-8 years, we have studies, various measurements are made 4-5 times every year and everything is fine," said Džemal Aslan, executive director of the Mondal company.
On the other hand, the locals of Spuži complain about the negative effects...
"Since the lime plant was built, there has always been dust and there always will be. There is no facility that deals with concrete and the production of concrete elements that does not generate dust," said Goran Ðuranović, Local Community of Jelenak.
Faced with objections, the factory owner, from Turkey, spoke in our language...
"Don't look at me like a foreigner, 'a Turk came from Turkey and wants to do whatever he wants here', it's not like that, my wife is from here and I'm one of you...", said Aslan.
When asked if the factories work at night, he said that it is not every night.
"If it bothers someone, we have the option, we can invest a little more and close some engines, there was some engine, which is louder, we can close it and make insulation," he added.
The story continues, the comments from the public hearing will be considered by the Commission, which will make changes and has the right to return the Study twice for amendment.
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