Observing there is negligence of the Ministry of Environment, Diario Libre carries a front page report on 11 February 2019 on the building of land at the north end of the Ozama River. The newspaper speculates that now that the Santo Domingo Skylift has made the area visible, landowners may be preparing the land for sale to developers. Diario Libre reporters say that innumerous trucks are bringing fill in material to build the land 30 meters from the riverside that is protected under Environment Law 64-00. Environmentalist Eleuterio Martínez says that the land building violates Decree 183-93 that ordered the creation of the Santo Domingo Green Belt.
The Ministry of Environment replied to inquiries by Diario Libre reporters that the matter would be investigated and if there has been a violation, corrective measures would be taken. Likewise Mayor Rene Polanco of Santo Domingo North says his office would also investigate the situation, but he said a violation of this kind would fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment.
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Diario Libre
11 February 2019
