DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NIKO PELESHI VISITED TODAY THE AREAS AFFECTED BY THE RECENT FLOODING IN THE DISTRICT OF FIER AND VLORA.

DURING MEETINGS WITH THE INHABITANTS OF THESE REGIONS AND WITH LEADERS OF STAFF OF CIVIL EMERGENCIES OF THESE TWO COUNTIES, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PELESHI ASSURED THAT MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO OVERCOME SUCH SITUATIONS.

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PELESHI SAID THAT THESE FLOODS ARE DUE TO UNUSUAL WEATHER, BUT ALSO DUE TO THE LACK OF INVESTMENT OVER THE PAST YEARS.

“THIS FLOOD IS AN UNUSUAL, BUT STILL I WANT TO SAY SINCE THE OUTSET THAT IT IS DUE AS MUCH AS TO NATURAL PHENOMENA AS IT IS TO THE LACK OF INVESTMENTS. THE DYNAMICS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES, ESPECIALLY IN VLORA, WHICH HAS GROWN VERY MUCH IN RECENT YEARS, HAS NOT BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY APPROPRIATE AND SMART INVESTMENTS”- DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PELESHI SAID.

AFTER VISITING SOME OF THE DAMAGED FLATS IN VLORA, DEPUTY PM PELESHI POINTED OUT THAT A FUND OF 6 MILLION EUROS HAS ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED AND WILL BE INVESTED FOR CIVIL EMERGENCIES. FROM THESE, 4 MILLION EUROS WILL BE INVESTED IN VLORA.

“WE HAVE STARTED DOING A VERY GOOD JOB WITH A GRANT OF 6 MILLION EUROS FROM THE EU, AND WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF UNDP AND UNDP TO INVEST PRIMARILY IN THE AREA OF VLORA. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 4 MILLION EUROS BEING INVESTED HERE FOR DISCIPLINING THE RIVERBEDS AND TO PROTECT THEM FROM EROSION. TO PREVENT THE DAMAGES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE EMERGENCY WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE SAME DETERMINATION THAT WE PUT IN THE WORK TO RESOLVE THEM”- DEPUTY PM PELESHI SAID.

IN ADDITION, DEPUTY PM PELESHI EXPRESSED THE WILLINGNESS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES. HE ALSO PRAISED THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL EMERGENCIES.

“WE ARE HERE READY TO SUPPORT THE CITY HALL AND THE PREFECTURE. THE DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL EMERGENCIES RESPONDED SINCE THE FIRST MOMENTS OF THE FLOODING. THE CITY HALL HAS DONE A GOOD JOB TO OVERCOME IN THE MOST OPTIMAL THE EMERGENCY CREATED “- DEPUTY PM PELESHI ADDED.

MAYOR OF VLORA DRITAN LELI EXPLAINED THAT TWO COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN SET UP IN THIS MUNICIPALITY, THE FIRST ONE TO CHECK ON THE REASONS FOR THIS SITUATION, WHILE THE SECOND COMMITTEE TO VERIFY THE DAMAGES.

“TWO COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN SET UP IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VLORA, TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO CITIZENS. THEY HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY REGION AND ARE REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE NEARBY”- THE MAYOR OF VLORA DRITAN LELI SAID.