XLD appeal <\/strong><\/h4>\nAt his post-PNQ press conference, Xavier Luc Duval made a general appeal, that is of “stopping all development until the Land Drainage Master Plan is made public”. He argued that this still secret document contains about 10,000 pages and about 15,000 Mauritians may be at risk. In a document made up of satellite images, he highlights several parcels in Black River, Quatre Bornes and Albion, such as the Splendid View parcel, which are in these “flood-prone areas”.\u00a0 Nando Bodha, the leader of the Rassemblement Mauricien, has demanded a counter-expertise of these satellite images, either in person or on the ground.<\/p>\n
Here are some pages of the XLD document given to the press:<\/p>\n
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