As part of the flagship project for the protection of the coastal cliff in Netanya, the first two breakwaters were inaugurated; In this framework, 12 breakwaters will be built from Sironit Beach to Argaman Beach
The Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Netanya Municipality and the Government Society for the Protection of the Mediterranean Coastal Cliffs inaugurated the first two breakwaters this week on Sironit Beach. This is from 12 breakwaters that will be built from Sironit Beach south to Crimson Beach.
The coastal cliff in Netanya is one of the highest and most urgent cliffs in the country for treatment. The coastal cliff protection project in Netanya is a flagship project. The project includes the construction of 12 breakwaters and sand feeding for the purpose of widening the coastal strip. The project extends over about 3.5 km of a coastal strip, which at its eastern ridge rises a kurkar cliff up to 40 meters high. The coastal cliff in Netanya is one of the highest and most urgent cliffs for treatment according to NPA 9/13 / A. Work began about a year ago and is expected to be completed during 2025.
The Government Company for the Protection of the Mediterranean Coastal Cliffs Ltd. is subordinate to the Ministry of Environmental Protection. It was established at the end of 2013 as an executive arm to deal with the collapse of the coastal cliff. To the State with regard to the promotion of land defenses with regard to the collapse of the coastal cliff and the monitoring of the rate of retreat of the cliff.
The breakwaters ensure the protection of the beaches
The Minister of Environmental Protection, Tamar Zandberg, addressed the protection of the cliff. “The construction of breakwaters along the dense coastal strips in cities, although with negligible environmental prices, has been recognized by the Ministry of Environmental Protection as necessary for maintaining the benefits and safety of the human environment. “The preservation and expansion of the wonderful beaches in the area. Beaches that are important pearls of nature, landscape and leisure in the city.”
“I congratulate the Netanya Municipality and the Government Society for the Protection of the Mediterranean Coastal Cliffs for their cooperation in finding the necessary balances and establishing the breakwater.”
Mayor Miriam Fairberg-Farmer noted. In recent years, the city has been leading several environmental actions. “Among them is the treatment of the coastal cliffs and the evacuation of the municipal garbage site, which served as a garbage site not only for the household waste of the city’s residents but of the entire country.”
The inauguration of the breakwaters is a big news for Netanya, which continues to be a breakthrough in the issue of protecting the cliffs. “In a country that has done so in recent years. Today we are mentoring the first breakwaters and it has been said: that we have lived and lived and reached this time.”
The director general of the government company for the protection of the cliffs of the Mediterranean coast, Ilan Lavi, spoke about the plan. “The construction of the breakwater in Netanya is part of an overall plan promoted by the government company. This is with the assistance of a team of experts from Israel and leading international companies in their field in the world to protect the coastal cliff in Netanya. An acute problem that has worsened over the years due to climate change. We will continue to work together with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Netanya Municipality. To ensure that the beaches are open and safe to the public. While realizing the potential inherent in the coastal strip, and that the Netanya cliff will be protected and safe for the citizens of the country. “