Thursday's Cabinet Agenda to Tackle Thorny Files, Including Janna Dam

The cabinet is scheduled to convene on Thursday to tackle several issues, including the controversial issues of the Janna Valley dam and the waste management file, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

Sixty-one items have been added to the cabinet's agenda, which still carries eight items from its previous session.

Several unnamed ministers expect the session to be a heated one with the thorny file of the Janna dam on the agenda.

Last week, the cabinet avoided debate on plans to construct a dam in the Janna Valley in Nahr Ibrahim, postponing the topic to its next session, as environmental activists staged a rally outside the Grand Serail.

The issue raised conflicting stances among the ministers, with some voicing environmental concerns.

The waste management file will be handled, mainly after the closure of the Naameh landfill that was reopened for a temporary period of two months to help the government with a trash plan until it completes the establishment of landfills in Costa Brava and Bourj Hammoud.

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