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Article: State determined to speed up golf course construction.
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- Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
- Article date:
- January 31, 2009
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Byline: Anna Hassapi
EAGER to boost a weakened construction sector, the state is trying to speed up the process of issuing licences for golf courses and the housing projects that accompany them.
The details of this 'speed-up plan' are currently before the Minister of Commerce Antonis Pashalides, ahead of a decision by the Council of Ministers. For conservationists, however, this plan is highly irresponsible both because of the current water crisis and the negative impact on the environment.
"The original requirement was that golf courses would use water from desalination plants that get their electricity from renewable sources of energy," said ...