Government approves NIS 17 million for rehabilitation of area affected by oil spill
The government has approved a proposal by the Ministry of Environmental Protection for the rehabilitation of the Evrona Nature Reserve that calls for NIS 17 million and additional manpower in order to tend to the polluted soil and injured animals in the reserve.
The reserve endured major damage after Trans-Israel pipeline burst and caused a large crude oil spill to span out into the southern Israeli nature reserve a few weeks ago.
The proposal emphasized that the request does not diminish the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company's (EAPC) responsibility to fix the damages that were caused by the spill by law and does not diminish the state's right to demand the responsible source to compensate for the damages. It is unclear from the decision when exactly the EAPC will be demanded to pay for the cost of damages.
