Polemi Countryside Fire Recovery
Last June
This is what it looked like last year. The dump was below the junction in the centre of the picture. The fire spread from there upwards towards Polemi and Psathi.
The Dump Today
Now, the same area seems to be recovering nicely. There is no more rubbish dumping, and nature is clawing back her property. Does this mean that the locals have learned the error of their ways and are now disposing of their rubbish in a responsible fashion?
The New Illegal Dump
Unfortunately not. The dump has just moved up the hill. Now it lies fairly close to the Tulip Field. I guess a pro is that the next time it goes up in smoke it will be more easily accessible. But it isn't a great advert for Polemi or Cyprus as a whole.
What's worse, it is actually on the site of the old dump. A few years ago, from what I remember, €6,000,000 of EU money was used to clean the area, and it was all fenced off. I imagine that that was when the dump we already saw appeared. The rubbish dumped is mainly building waste and leftovers from house clearances. IE, commercial waste left by companies not wanting to pay for its proper disposal. Why don't the Police investigate it? I'm sure the EU wouldn't be that happy to see the state of the land now.
But don't blame this all on Polemi. Most villages will have a similar site, away from the main roads, where lazy dumping occurs. The people of Kathikas, Theletra, Stroumbi and Tsada all have their own little secret dumping grounds. It is a countrywide problem, not just restricted to my village.
Basically, the area needs a properly managed Green Point. Currently, you only find them on the coast. Put one here, say, in the old Winery area opposite the SODAP Brewery - as suggested by one of our forum members - and the waste issue will be a lot more manageable.
Last Year
Otherwise, scenes like this will just repeat themselves, over and over and over...
Nature Recovers
The good news though, is that nature is doing a bang-up job of reclaiming her burnt land.
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Let me take you on a journey around the region of Paphos, Cyprus. Starting at Paphos itself, we travel to Akoursos, then Kathikas, Kritou Terra and Simou. We continue past Lasa and Kannaviou, before taking in the delights of Panagia. Getting a bit more adventurous, we visit the abandoned villages of Statos and Agios Fotios, before passing through Choulou, Letymbou and Polemi, and rejoining the main Paphos - Polis road.
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You can do this journey in a day, or you can break it up into chunks. You can also do it in reverse, to get some completely different views. It is entirely up to you.
