RSHA Orders EIA On Gas Plant At Rumuigbo

The Rivers State House of Assembly has ordered an Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) on a gas plant owned by Zillem Nigeria Limited at Rumuigbo.
It also ordered the landlord and community to desist from harassing the company until all matters are resolved.
The gas company was petitioned before the House Committee on Public Complaints and Petitions by Landlords and Tenants of the area.
Though the company represented by one Celestine Mbere had claimed that the site of the gas plant was approved by the State Ministry of Urban Development, and the Directorate of Petroleum Resources(DPR), the House Committee said an EIA should be done to assuage the fears of the landlords.
It also ordered the DPR to appear before it to explain why the gas plant was approved in the neighborhood.
In the same vein, the House Committee has reconciled Sara Ama community in Okrika Local Government Area with Nigeria Gas Company(NGC)over an underwater gas leakage in the area.
Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Bipi told newsmen after a closed door meeting with representatives of Sara Ama and NGC that they have resolved to settle the matter amicably.
Some of the issues on ground were poor community relations, lack of proper maintenance of facilities and environmental pollution by the NGC.