The accumulation of garbage, shortcomings in transport and storage facilities due to budget constraints, the proliferation of environmental diseases and the presence of informal pig breeders led to an unbearable situation.

UNESCO: Background

Valcke made few friends in Brazil earlier this year when he criticized the lack of progress being made in providing sufficient hotels and transport facilities, and was forced to apologize.

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In view of the limited public transport facilities between India and Pakistan, he said around 100 participants out of a total of 235 were now likely to make alternative travel plans.

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Road and rail transport to ports can be as important as dockside facilities in moving cargo swiftly, for example.

ECONOMIST: Efficiency drive

Tom de la Mare, barrister for the RSPCA, accused the AHVLA of unlawfully permitting the transport of sheep via Ramsgate without ensuring that appropriate unloading facilities were in place at or near the port to safeguard animal welfare.

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To dispose of the material, the companies must transport it by truck or rail far from their own plants to waste facilities hundreds and, in some cases, thousands of miles away.

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