The company asserts that the work corresponds to an authorized remediation plan and is being carried out outside the protected area.
San Cristóbal.— The Dominican Lime Company, S.A. (DOCALSA) rejected the complaints filed this Wednesday by various environmental and academic organizations, which point to an alleged impact on the cavity known as the “Tándem Cave,” located in the surroundings of the Pomier Caves.
Through a statement, the entity denied that its operations had destroyed or affected said cave of anthropological value. According to their argument, the current works are part of an Environmental Remediation Plan approved in November 2025 by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, under agreement number DJ-AC-1-2025-00145.
The company clarified that these activities were previously evaluated through technical, geological, and hydrological studies that determined the absence of water sources in the intervened area. Likewise, they emphasized that the work is carried out strictly outside the limits of the protected area that houses the anthropological heritage of Pomier.
“The project currently underway does not constitute a mining extraction operation, nor does it contemplate the opening of new exploitation areas. Its purpose is to recover previously impacted land, stabilize worked areas, and contribute to the environmental restoration of the surroundings,” the company’s statement pointed out.
To ensure the transparency of the process, DOCALSA reported that the work is monitored by an independent auditing firm endorsed by the Ministry of Environment.
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Finally, the company expressed its willingness to collaborate with any technical and objective investigation that the authorities consider pertinent to clarify the situation, insisting that any conclusion on the matter must be based on scientific evidence and specialized studies.
