TIRANA, June 8 /ATA/- Deputy Minister of Interior Julian Hodaj stated today in a television interview that the action “Our Coast” for the demolition of illegal constructions in coastal tourist areas will continue throughout the coastline.
Asked why the action “Our Coast” for the demolition of illegal constructions started from both ends of the country Ksamil and Velipoja, Hodaj said that, “It is no coincidence that it started from both ends of the country. So it starts in two tourist areas that are highly frequented during the summer period and the action will continue from Ksamil and Velipoja, respectively towards the north and towards the south along the entire coastline, to be later moved to other tourist areas. There is enough information on which facilities should be demolished and here we have in mind two types of facilities, those that do not have any kind of construction permit and those that have violated construction permits”, said Hodaj.
Asked why this action started at the beginning of the tourist season, Hodaj said that, “Because most of the attempts to usurp public property to build on the beach are made exactly in this period; they are not done in advance. We have a majority of light constructions, i.e. those that are assembled and dismantled almost within a day. They are constructions that block a part of the public beach without right. Apart from usurping public property that should belong to all Albanians, they are also significantly distorting the market.”/p.s./
