The case summarized Emil Leiros’ childhood home in Oksvik, Lyngen burned down in April last year, but he is not allowed to build a new one due to the risk of landslides from Nordnesfjellet. Nordnesfjellet is a high-risk object where nine million cubic meters of rock can loosen and create a tidal wave that affects several municipalities. Leiros has drawings and tenders ready, but cannot get a building permit until the municipality has adopted a new site plan. Mayor of Lyngen municipality, Eirik Larsen, believes they should be allowed to build in the danger zone as the mountain is under constant surveillance by NVE. Assistant Director of Justice and Municipalities for the State Administrator in Troms and Finnmark, Per Elvestad, explains that national rules for the use of land within danger zones must be followed. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – It is despairing. The childhood home of Emil Leiros burned down in April last year. Since then, he has been preparing to build a new house on his plot in Oksvik in Lyngen, but he has been refused. The house of Emil Leiros in full fire. Photo: Private The reason is that his plot is in the danger zone for Nordnesfjellet in Nord-Troms. If it rages, it can create a violent tidal wave that affects Lyngen, Storfjord, Nordreisa and Kåfjord municipality. NVE characterizes the mountain as a high-risk object where 9 million cubic meters of rock could loosen and erupt into the Lyngenfjorden. No one knows when that will happen. Nordnesfjellet seen from Emil Leiros’ plot of land. Photo: Simen Wingstad / news / news Leiros has both drawings of the new house and tenders from carpenters ready. But the municipality cannot give him a building permit until they have adopted a new site plan. In the meantime, he rents a house that is right next to the plot of land he is not allowed to build on. – I will be allowed to live there! But setting up a new house is another matter. It is both despairing and a mental burden for me, says Leiros. Emil Leiros lives less than 100 meters from the plot of land he is not allowed to build on. The landslide-prone Nordnesfjellet lies directly on the other side of the fjord. If the mountain erupts, the subsequent tidal wave will affect four Nord-Troms municipalities around the lyngen basin. Framtid i Nord has also discussed the matter. – We are in checkmate The mayor of Lyngen municipality, Eirik Larsen, explains to news that the municipality has not been able to adopt a new spatial plan due to objections from the State Administrator, who has a background in the landslide hazard from Nordnesfjellet. – Right now we have a stop order on all housing construction in the beach zone, unfortunately. To me that is madness. We are completely checkmated, says Larsen. – Nordnesfjellet is absolutely the last thing I think about when I go to bed. It may take a thousand years before the mountain eventually erupts, if it happens at all. Nordnesfjellet is monitored around the clock by NVE. Photo: Ørjan Bertelsen / Nordnorsk mountain monitoring Nordnesfjellet is continuously monitored with measuring instruments and a camera mounted on top of the mountain. At the central station down in Manndalen, operators keep a close eye on how much the cracks in the rock move. In this way, it is possible to notify the population in advance. – Why are millions of kroner spent on monitoring the mountain and several hours for evacuation. Is it not so that we can still live here, asks the mayor. Mayor of Lyngen municipality, Eirik Larsen from Bygdelista in Lyngen, is dismayed by the halt in construction. Photo: Simen Wingstad / news Will find a solution Assistant Director of Justice and Municipalities for the State Administrator in Troms and Finnmark, Per Elvestad, explains that the municipality must carry out an impact assessment that maps which areas can and must be used. – We have also set aside a number of people who work to guide Lyngen municipality. We are very keen to find a solution as quickly as possible, says Elvestad. He explains that the reason for the construction stoppage is national rules for the use of land within danger zones, which must be followed up. – These are given in technical regulations and apply to everyone who is around the lyngen basin. On the other hand, it is possible to get a dispensation to build in these areas as long as an impact assessment and site plan have been carried out. – But Lyngen municipality lacks that for now, says Elvestad. Per Elvestad is assistant director of justice and municipal affairs for the State Administrator in Troms and Finnmark. Photo: Eskil Mehren Uncertain future In Lyngen, Emil Leiros lives in uncertainty as to whether he will be allowed to build on the plot of land where his childhood home stood. – Not knowing what my future holds is a big burden. – I’m guessing that if that mountain was in the Oslofjord, there would be 70 excavators there right now to dig it down, he believes. Emil Leiros says that the uncertainty surrounding whether he will be allowed to build a new house has been a big burden. Photo: Simen Wingstad / news Hi! Did you think of anything when you read the case? Do you have any input or tips? Feel free to send me an email! Published 12.08.2024, at 15.19
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Construction halted in Lyngen due to risk of landslide from Nordnesfjellet – news Troms and Finnmark
