The planned quarry in the locality of Fossa delle Nevi, in the municipality of Durazzano, has come before the Environment Commission of the Regional Council of Campania.
The case was discussed by the Seventh Permanent Council Commission for the Environment, Energy and Civil Protection during a hearing focused on the environmental, administrative and procedural aspects of the extraction project.
The hearing was convened at the request of regional councillor Fernando Errico, following appeals from the mayor of Durazzano, Pasqualina Grasso, and the local community. According to the reports, the session lasted about three hours and examined the extractive project for limestone in the Fossa delle Nevi area.
Roads, environment and compatibility with existing activities
The discussion centred on a set of criticisms raised at local level: road infrastructure, environmental impact, compatibility with activities already present in the area, and the consistency of administrative acts.
Reports of the session cite concerns about the possible passage of heavy goods vehicles, public safety, roads used by students and families, and the presence of schools and other sensitive areas. The relationship between the quarry and the surrounding environmental heritage, farming and sports activities, and public investment in the area was also raised as an issue to be considered.
The Commission stressed that its work should remain within the environmental and territorial matters under regional competence, without overlapping with the proceedings of the competent authorities.
Errico: "Necessary to examine every aspect of the procedure"
Errico said the hearing did not close the matter. He argued for further examination, suggesting as a further step that the Commission also hear the competent regional Directorate-General for the Environment.
The exact formulation reported for his position is: "Necessario approfondire ogni aspetto della procedura" — that every aspect of the procedure needs further examination.
The proposal reflects the position that the political and technical review should continue, particularly on environmental and procedural questions raised during the hearing.
What remains to be clarified
Several central points remain unresolved in the available reporting.
First, the sources refer to alleged discrepancies in administrative documents, but do not specify which documents are involved, what the discrepancies consist of, or what legal consequences they might have.
Second, the current authorisation status of the project is not clarified: the reports acquired do not establish whether definitive decisions have already been taken or whether the procedure is still open.
Third, no verified technical data are available in the sources on the size of the quarry, extraction volumes, expected traffic, or quantified environmental impact. The full official minutes of the hearing and a complete list of technical participants have also not been made public in the sources reviewed.
These gaps matter for readers in Durazzano and the wider Benevento/Sannio area because they determine how the concerns raised — heavy traffic, road safety, schools and sensitive sites, farming and sports uses, and public investment — can be assessed against formal acts and measurable projections.
For now, the outcome of the hearing is therefore procedural rather than conclusive: local concerns have been formally placed before the regional Environment Commission, a set of environmental and administrative issues has been identified for further review, and a further hearing with the regional environment offices has been suggested, without prejudging the decisions of the competent authorities.
