A Stalactite Cave Discovered at a Construction Site in Kisra
A Stunningly Beautiful Stalactite Cave Discovered at a Construction Site in the Village of Kisra in the Galilee
On 30.7 a report was received from Yotam Bashan about a stalactite cave at a construction site in the village of Kisra in the Galilee. Eran Peleg, who went to check the cave, discovered that not much remained of the cave, which had apparently been one of the most beautiful and richest discovered in Israel, but unfortunately only a small part of it remains. This report illustrates the great importance of fast, high-quality reporting of caves at construction sites. http://www.malham.info/report
The cave, discovered in a quarried wall next to a construction site, held an abundance of highly varied stalactites - stalactites, stalagmites, elephant ears, flowstone, horn-shaped stalactites and cave corals. It appears that the cave, which once extended into the quarried area, was destroyed and only a small part of it remains, located in the wall of the quarried area. The law does not today require contractors to report caves discovered during work, and in the absence of an adequate solution to the problem contractors prefer to destroy the cave, which could only cause a work stoppage or unnecessary expense from their point of view. It is therefore most important to hurry and report caves discovered at construction sites before the contractor manages to destroy them.
As will be recalled, in August 2015 one of the most beautiful stalactite caves in Israel was destroyed - the Orange Door Cave in Modi'in Illit - http://www.malham.info/orangedoor
