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MPs probe Dinde project
30 May 2021 at 09:02hrs | Views
THE parliamentary portfolio committee on environment, tourism and climate recently descended on Dinde in Hwange district on a fact-finding mission following a petition by villagers that sought to block a coal mining project in their area.
The Dinde community has been locked in a protracted standoff with Beifer Investment which they accuse of failing to consult them and subsequently producing a "doctored" Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.
The villagers, through the Dinde Residents Association, petitioned Parliament seeking an investigation into the EIA report produced on behalf of the Chinese company by Geovannal Consultancy, which purported that the community had consented to the project.
The Dinde community has been locked in a protracted standoff with Beifer Investment which they accuse of failing to consult them and subsequently producing a "doctored" Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.
The villagers, through the Dinde Residents Association, petitioned Parliament seeking an investigation into the EIA report produced on behalf of the Chinese company by Geovannal Consultancy, which purported that the community had consented to the project.
Source - the standard
