2023-10-19 15:12:46
Boris Busslinger correspondent in German-speaking Switzerland Published on October 19, 2023 at 5:12 p.m. Modified on October 19, 2023 at 5:21 p.m.
At the start of the week, mandated by the WWF, Pro Natura and Mountain Wilderness Schweiz, the association Avocat·es pour le climat had requested that work be stopped within 48 hours in preparation for the Alpine Ski World Cup event. from Zermatt. Verdict: “The Cantonal Construction Commission (CCC) decided, during its meeting today, to order the immediate cessation of any possible work on the Théodule glacier, in Zermatt, which would have been undertaken outside the perimeter of the approved ski area on Swiss territory,” announces the body.
This specifies that “at this stage and in view of the first information available, a total cessation of work would have been contrary to the principle of proportionality”. The decision, specifies the CCC, is subject to appeal. At the same time, the Commission announces that it “will soon carry out a local vision (a site visit)” and that it will continue “establishing the facts in a systematic and rigorous manner in order to take the measures that prove necessary once the facts have been established.
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