Caretaker Minister of Industry Hussein Hajj Hassan held Tuesday a meeting for the committee tasked with following up on the treatment of Litani River's pollution, in the presence of the representative of the PM-designate Fadi Fawaz, the General Director of the Industry Ministry Dany Jadaoun and the General Director of the national authority for the Litani River Sami Alawiya.
Conferees tackled the deterrent measures to inhibit the numerous pollution sources, which include industrial waste, sewage, solid waste, and trash resulting from the displaced camps.
They also focused on the necessity to activate the ministerial committee chaired by Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and tasked with solving the Litani dossier. The committee is representing six ministries: Industry, Interior, Health, Energy, Agriculture and Environment.
During the meeting, Hajj Hassan called the PM-designate, to whom he proposed the formation of a higher emergency committee for Litani River, chaired by Hariri, who voiced support for any suggestion that would speed up the sought solutions.
Hariri also said that this issue had become a national cause requiring multiplied efforts.
Speaking at a press conference following the meeting, Hajj Hassan refused to hold any side responsible for the Litani's pollution, and insisted on "positive cooperation."
He also maintained that the polluting factories must be shut down.