{"id":55382,"date":"2026-02-20T16:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=55382"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:20:01","slug":"92-requests-from-local-councils-and-170-proposals-from-the-public-consultation-ghar-lapsi-back-to-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/92-requests-from-local-councils-and-170-proposals-from-the-public-consultation-ghar-lapsi-back-to-the-people\/","title":{"rendered":"92 requests from Local Councils and 170 proposals from the public consultation \u2018G\u0127ar Lapsi – Back to the People\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the devastating effects caused by Storm Harry last month, the Public Works Department immediately launched two separate processes aimed at providing significant assistance to the affected local councils.<\/p>\n

In fact, following the Public Works Department\u2019s call for local councils to submit details of the damage suffered in their respective localities, 24 local councils put forward a total of 92 requests. These requests range from damage to rubble walls, to extensive cleaning operations and structural works.<\/p>\n

The Public Works Department is currently assessing the requests received from local councils following the storm. In the meantime, the Department has already begun carrying out works and interventions in these 24 localities wherever there was a danger to the public or a lack of accessibility.<\/p>\n

In addition to this immediate assistance, the Parliamentary Secretariat for Public Works, through the Public Works Department, launched a public consultation entitled \u2018G\u0127ar Lapsi \u2013 Back to the People.\u2019 This process of active dialogue was initiated after the picturesque area of G\u0127ar Lapsi in Si\u0121\u0121iewi, an area that attracts thousands of Maltese and tourists and serves as a livelihood for various sectors such as restaurant owners, fishermen, and divers, suffered extensive damage that completely altered both its appearance and accessibility.<\/p>\n

Thanks to strong public participation, around 170 proposals have been submitted to date outlining what people would like to see done in G\u0127ar Lapsi.<\/p>\n

Over the past month, the Department assisted fishermen in hauling their boats ashore and carried out extensive clean-up works to remove debris and material washed onto land. Meanwhile, the Coastal and Flooding Unit within the Public Works Department took steps to close off access to the area to safeguard public health and safety and initiated geological studies on the rock formations along the coastline. These studies will enable the formulation of a comprehensive works plan so that, in the coming period, G\u0127ar Lapsi can be restored and returned to the public.<\/p>\n

The public consultation \u2018G\u0127ar Lapsi \u2013 Back to the People\u2019 remains open until 24 February.<\/p>\n

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