TIRANA, February 11 /ATA /- By 2021, the government goal is to have 200 rural areas and 55 urban areas supplied with drinking water 24 hours a day.
During an interpellation with the citizens of Kukës interested in solving the problem of water supply, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku stressed that since 2014, the government has launched an investment strategy to improve the drinking water system.
According to her, today there are 200 open construction sites throughout Albania and within 2021, the government’s objective is to have 200 rural areas and 55 urban areas supplied with drinking water 24 hours.
“It should be noted that the supply of drinking water 24 hours a day, and not only drinking water, but also quality water, is undoubtedly known to be one of the five basic strategies of this government. It should be said and emphasized that within this strategy, since 2014 we have started and are continuing until today, to study and have a proper plan of measures and projects throughout the country “, – added Balluku.
Focusing on the investment in the water supply of Kukës, Balluku said that it reaches the value of 306 million Lek and is an investment that comes within a strategic plan for the development of Kukës in the prism of tourism.
According to Minister of Infrastructure, Kukes will be turned into a tourist destination, just like the southern Riviera./p.s./
