PAPHOS PORT AND HARBOUR - UPGRADE OF IMAGE AND PREVENTION OF SEA POLLUTION
Cooperation of Services with Coordinator with the Municipality of Paphos to upgrade the image of the Port of Paphos and prevent sea pollution
With the initiative and coordination of the Municipality of Paphos, those involved in the operation and management of the Port of Paphos Services develop cooperation with the main purpose of combating illegal phenomena and activities, upgrading the facilities provided to visitors and service professionals, upgrading the aesthetics of the area and preventing pollution of the sea.
At a meeting held the day before yesterday at Pafos Municipal Hall chaired by the Mayor of Pafos Mr. Faidona Faidonos, representatives of the Cyprus Ports Authority, the Ministry of Maritime, the Provincial Self-Government of Pafos, the Department of Fish and Marine Research, the Department of the Environment and the Port and Maritime Police, examined the various problems and negative phenomena observed at the Port, such as customer aggression, the non-compliance with terms of the permit for placing tables and chairs, the illegal placement of signs and other objects and the disposal of sand at sea by boats.
The participants of the meeting, converging on the position that in order to significantly upgrade the image and level of class, organization and functionality in the busiest area of Paphos Province, it is obliged to take lasting and drastic measures on the basis of zero tolerance against lawlessness, decided to implement, among other things, the following measures:
1. Daily land control by officials of the Municipality of Paphos, the Cyprus Ports Authority and the Port and Marine Police to comply with the terms of licensing in relation to the tables of leisure centers and the installation of promotional constructions and other items/items of equipment. It was determined that in cases where there is no compliance, the Municipality will file complaints and confiscation of objects.
2. Exercise of daily monitoring to crack down on unpleasant customers and resolve the problem with advertising and ticket sales points for cruise ships.
3. Implementing arrangements and regulations to remove health hazards, pedestrian safety and easy access to common areas.
4. Operating inspections throughout the day to prevent dumping of sewage vessels in the harbour and the wider maritime area, through mechanism of the directly involved Services. It was decided how to conduct the competition for the purchase of services by the private sector for the continuous surveillance of the maritime area of the city of Paphos to prevent the phenomenon.
To handle the issues that arise on a daily basis a group of operatives has been identified with whom citizens are urged to contact to report illegal actions or other situations that use rapid/emergency response:
• Municipality of Paphos: tel. 96910661
• Cyprus Ports Authority: tel. 26946840
• Coast and Maritime Police: tel. 26806601, 99106389
