National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
26th Sitting of the Environmental Protection Committee
At the sitting held on 23 July, the members of the Environmental Protection Committee discussed the implemented activities recommended by the Committee’s Conclusion of 28 June 2013 regarding the ash spread at the Nikola Tesla Thermal Power Plant ash dump site in Obrenovac.
Director of the Environmental Protection Agency Filip Radovic said that, as regards air quality, the area of Obrenovac deserves due attention because of the fact that big TENT A and TENT B operators are located very close to the town. Radovic added that these operators are the biggest emitters of nitric oxides and sulphur dioxide in Serbia, and among the biggest emitters of powder substances.
The representatives of Nikola Tesla Thermal Power Plant spoke of the anti-pollution measures they are implementing, adding that the dump site is currently being covered by soil.
The City Secretary for Environmental Protection asked how many cubic meters of soil would be transported onto the dump site, how long the process would take and what the effects would be.
In the ensuing debate, the representatives of local self-governments, non-governmental sector, representatives of Kolubara Mining Basin, Bor Copper Mine, HIP Azotara, HIP Petrohemija, representatives of the City Public Health Institute, Dr Milan Jovanovic Batut Public Health Institute and members of the Green parliamentary group discussed the environmental problems in Bor, Kostolac and Pancevo.
In the course of the discussion, the Committee members were mostly interested in the protocol cooperation between the thermal power plant authorities as regards accident recovery.
At the end of the sitting, Committee Chairperson Milica Vojic Markovic read the conclusions proposal that the Committee members would vote on at the next sitting.
The sitting was chaired by Milica Vojic Markovic, Committee Chairperson.
Committees related to this activity
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11.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - judges elected to judicial office for the first time take the oath of office before the National Assembly Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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11.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street)
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12.00 - opening of the exhibition marking 150 years since the birth of Mileva Maric Einstein (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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13.00 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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17.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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17.05 - National Assembly Deputy Speaker at the AEPA Association if Lawyers Conference: NO MORE SILENCE – ME AGAIN (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)