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Systematic work on flood prevention yields results
Valjevo,
9 May 2018
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today in Valjevo during a visit to the rehabilitation of the Kolubara river bed, that the government, in cooperation with foreign partners and donors, invested nearly €500,000 in the system of protection and reconstruction after the floods in 2014.
Brnabic visited the Kolubara River banks together with the representatives of local self-government, Director of the Public Investment Management Office Marko Blagojevic, and Director of the "Srbijavoda" Goran Puzovic.
On that occasion, she pointed out that most of the funds were provided from the budget, while in the sense of donations, the European Union allocated most - €162 million.
The Prime Minister pointed out that Serbia is the only conutry in the region not hit by the floods this year and reminded that since the catastrophic floods in 2014 to date 410 construction sites have been completed in 101 municipalities.
Our country this year showed that it is much safer and much more protected than before, Brnabic pointed out, and estimated that 2018 was a big test on that issue, which we passed.
It is very important that Serbia continues to systematically work on flood prevention, she said. On the occasion of the Day of Europe, the Prime Minister expressed gratitude to the EU for this assistance, stressing that this is the true example of partnership.
Preventing floods is important for further economic growth of the country, she stressed, and gave the example of Aleksinac, who was not flooded for the first time and where about €4 million in flood protection was invested.
The government is working on a balanced regional development and after a large investment in Nis, attention will be diverted to the accelerated development of Kraljevo, Kragujevac, Bor, Zajecar and Valjevo, Brnabic said.
Speaking about agriculture, she said that a tender will be announced next week for the procurement of radar systems for automatic anti-hail protection.
On that occasion, she pointed out that most of the funds were provided from the budget, while in the sense of donations, the European Union allocated most - €162 million.
The Prime Minister pointed out that Serbia is the only conutry in the region not hit by the floods this year and reminded that since the catastrophic floods in 2014 to date 410 construction sites have been completed in 101 municipalities.
Our country this year showed that it is much safer and much more protected than before, Brnabic pointed out, and estimated that 2018 was a big test on that issue, which we passed.
It is very important that Serbia continues to systematically work on flood prevention, she said. On the occasion of the Day of Europe, the Prime Minister expressed gratitude to the EU for this assistance, stressing that this is the true example of partnership.
Preventing floods is important for further economic growth of the country, she stressed, and gave the example of Aleksinac, who was not flooded for the first time and where about €4 million in flood protection was invested.
The government is working on a balanced regional development and after a large investment in Nis, attention will be diverted to the accelerated development of Kraljevo, Kragujevac, Bor, Zajecar and Valjevo, Brnabic said.
Speaking about agriculture, she said that a tender will be announced next week for the procurement of radar systems for automatic anti-hail protection.
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