The National Agency for the Control of Environmental Quality (AQUA) has announced that it is investigating, in collaboration with the Attorney General's Office (PGR), the case of environmental pollution denounced by the community, involving the Indian mining company Vulcan, which exploits coal in the Moatize mine, in the province of Tete, central Mozambique.

According to AQUA's legal officer, Danilo Liasse, the organization he represents is evaluating the case to see if there is sufficient grounds for administrative liability, especially the imposition of fines.

"At the moment, a multidisciplinary team is on site assessing all the aspects that have to do with the company's activity so that measures can be taken to safeguard the environment and public health," said Danilo Liasse.

A few days ago, a letter signed by more than 350 people from eight neighborhoods of Moatize, in the district of the same name, Tete province, was addressed to the mining company to resolve the air pollution issues arising from its open-cast coal mining activities, threatening to "take all legal measures of protest" until solutions were presented within thirty days.

(Photo DR)