'Pollution threat' firms will move.Byline: BASMA MOHAMMED FOUR companies accused of being located too close to the homes of Ma'ameer residents say they would have no problem moving elsewhere, if land was provided for them. Their response follows the launch of a petition by villagers on Friday claiming they pose a health threat because of industrial pollution. More than 300 residents have already signed the document demanding the relocation RELOCATION, Scotch law, contracts. To let again to renew a lease, is called a relocation. 2. When a tenant holds over after the expiration of his lease, with the consent of his landlord, this will amount to a relocation. of Redmack Industrial Services, Awal Ready Mix Concrete Company (Armcon), Sphinx sphinx (sfĭngks), mythical beast of ancient Egypt, frequently symbolizing the pharaoh as an incarnation of the sun god Ra. The sphinx was represented in sculpture usually in a recumbent position with the head of a man and the body of a lion, Services and Bahrain Livestock Company. Officials from the companies told the GDN GDN Garden (postal suffix) GDN Gdansk, Poland - Rebiechowo (Airport Code) GDN Global Data Network GDN Goods Dispatch Note GDN Global Disaster Network (Yahoo group) they have been calling for authorities to find them land outside the village even before the petition was launched. "I have spoken to officials asking them to find me better land to relocate re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. to," said Redmack general manager Fawaz Al Mannai. "I don't mind relocating as long as the plot of land is suitable and is fully equipped for my services See .NET My Services. ." Mr Al Mannai said his company has been in the area for 30 years and the houses surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. the business were built after the firm was established. It produces hydraulic hoses and collects industrial waste. "The houses that are around the company were only built 10 years ago," said Mr Al Mannai, who stated the area was industrial and not residential. "I have planted trees and built a fence to try and help ease the dust and bad smells that come from my company," he said. The company is sometimes forced to keep waste on its premises overnight as the Askar Landfill site landfill site n → vertedero landfill site n → centre m d'enfouissement des déchets landfill site land n is open only until 4pm, said Mr Al Mannai. "We have spoken to officials about extending the time to 12am so we can dump the waste instead of keeping it and causing a bad smell," he added. Bahrain LiveStock Company chairman Ibrahim Zainal told the GDN the company had asked Industry and Commerce Ministry officials for three years to allocate To reserve a resource such as memory or disk. See memory allocation. land elsewhere for them to move. "At our current location we are unable to expand as we need to rebuild the slaughter slaughter 1. the killing of animals for the preparation of meat for human consumption. Many methods are used. See also emergency slaughter, captive bolt pistol, carbon dioxide anesthesia, jewish slaughter, muslim slaughter, pithing, puntilla, shechita, sikh slaughter. 2. house and expand the live animals' storage space," he said. He said the company's existing space was too small and not able to cope with market demand. "Bahrain is dependent on us to provide fresh meat, but we can't relocate until land is allocated," said Mr Zainal. Sphinx general manager Tariq Ameen said that his company's Ma'ameer branch was only used as a garage to fix the company's garbage garbage: see solid waste. trucks and therefore did not cause any pollution. "We are not even causing any bad odours or pollution so why are they complaining against us," he said. However, Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife director-general Dr Adel Al Zayani backed the move, saying he respected the villagers' request. "They have the right to express their concerns and views," he said. "I am aware of this petition and was informed it will be addressed to me as well as the Industry and Commerce Ministry." Dr Al Zayani said the commission had already received directives from its president Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa to conduct monthly pollution reports on the village. "We are monitoring the factories in the area and checking the air quality levels," he said. Health Dr Al Zayani said once the petition was received it would be studied and recommendations on the issue presented to the ministry to take action. He revealed the commission was also considering appointing an independent company to conduct an environmental study around the country, with the goal of protecting people's health. That petition is to be passed around the village for two weeks to generate as many signatures as possible, before being sent to the Industry and Commerce Ministry, which owns the land where the companies are located. The GDN earlier reported residents' claims that a disproportionate dis·pro·por·tion·ate adj. Out of proportion, as in size, shape, or amount. dis  pro·por number of people living in the village suffer from
cancer, while many children allegedly have serious health problems as a
result of pollution.
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