Abuses and pollution threaten the Shatt al-Hilla Disappearing

Abuses and pollution threaten the Shatt al-Hilla Disappearing


 Babylon / Mohammad Iqbal

It showed local government agencies and citizens in the province of Babylon, resentful of the large number of waste and the spread of mud on the banks of the River Hilla, while pointed to the river turned into a garbage dump threatens the city 's environmental disaster.
The flags of the municipality of Hilla , Director, Engineered Dad Abadi, in an interview with the (range), said that "there is a wide campaigns municipality conducted on an ongoing basis to clean up the banks of the Shatt al - Hilla waste and mud and reeds because of the many abuses by the owners of restaurants, grocers , medical clinics and other , " indicating that "those campaigns carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of water resources departments to maintain in the absence of ownership for clean rivers mechanisms."
And demanded al - Abadi, these parties to "cooperate with the Municipality of Hilla by not throwing waste into the river, it causes many health and environmental problems, as well as distortion of the aesthetic view of the river."
Citizen Kazim Abdul Amir, he's (range), that " the Shatt al - Hilla is today asking for mercy from the people of Babylon to prevent abuses and returning it to what it was previously, as the lungs of Hilla, a beautiful recreational sites by " asking " the local government of Babylon attention Shatt al - Hilla and prevent all abuses it and clean it from the plant cane , which invaded its banks. "
And finds the citizen ornaments, big fun and charming nature, sitting near Hilla River in the spring of last Ozmanh, according recounted a resident of the city of Hilla, Hadi Rashid, adding that, the Shatt al - Hilla and its banks, have become a place for trash and plants reeds that tarnished so gorgeous geographical teacher . "
Ihsan Haabut, director of the Media Directorate of water Hilla, and in an interview (range), stressed that" the water of Babylon Directorate suffer from some problems in the raw water that is withdrawn from the Shatt al - Hilla, but the large number of abuses on its banks hamper the work of the special mechanisms of this matter, which draws the intervention of government authorities to lift these obstacles. "
as director of Babel environment indicates, Abbas Khudair Abbas, that his department, has conducted several studies on the Shatt al - Hilla, and held some scientific seminars and workshops for the purpose of saving the river from the waste, pointing out that the general situation of the Shatt al - Hilla, a lot of environmental violations that must work to end it , asking citizens, two sacks of vendors and restaurant owners and others, not to throw waste into the river, because of the resulting health problems and the environment are
many. "
The province of Babylon by Suhaila Abbas, said that "there are a lot of environmental abuses in the province of Babylon, and the most important large on the Shatt al - Hilla , the excesses, which is contrary to both the environmental and health determinants, and dumped the waste and construction materials and heavy water."
Abbas added (range), that "there is an integrated project, was approved by the previous local government, on the development of shingles Het Bayer rail on the banks of Hillah River, and put large stones on the sides and the creation of parks and restaurants on its banks , which extends to seven kilometers from the bits of the bridge ( Hammurabi) up to the Persian area, but the project has not been implemented because of the financial conditions and austerity that Iraq is going through , "asking for" tougher sanctions, and under environmental law violators and abusers on the Shatt al - Hilla, and carry out awareness campaigns by the mass organizations, in order to maintain the The most important place of
Hilla. "
In turn, he said a member of the group "Monday press and cultural" in Babylon, Hassanein Hassoun, (range), " The group Monday, diagnosed abuses and environmental problems faced by the Shatt al - Hilla , a day, which is great and frank violation of environmental and natural laws, which prompted us to organize a solidarity campaign media people , intellectuals and representatives of service departments participated to curb those abuses suffered by the river , "pointing out that" the Shatt al - Hilla and schedules, set up by the large and small water filter systems in order to provide citizens with pure water , a Mayatal work of those systems. "
He said Hassoun, that " the campaign of solidarity sent invitations to government departments , local government and civil society organizations, to carry out extensive campaigns include the publication of posters and campaigns to sensitize and educate the importance of the Shatt al - Hilla , environmental and health terms, and to prevent littering and building materials and work on cleaning up the coast from the plant cane and the use of fines by the mayor of Hilla, against anyone who exceeds the Shatt al - Hilla, in order to return lung Hilla and the most beautiful place for its inhabitants. "

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