TIRANA, Jan 9 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday that pumping stations have been fully operational, helping to prevent more severe consequences due recent heavy rainfall that hit Albania this week.
Speaking at a meeting of the Interministerial Committee for Civil Emergencies, Rama addressed opposition criticism while highlighting government investments in water infrastructure in recent years.
“Political opponents hope that every natural event will make up for their imcompetence,” Rama said. “They have talked extensively about the state of the hydro-pumping stations, which have in fact been operating continuously, releasing significant volumes of water and preventing far more serious consequences from the recent rainfall.”
The government head added that controlled discharges from the Vau i Dejës hydroelectric plant had prevented the Buna river from reaching critical levels, thereby avoiding the river overflowing and massive flooding in the Lower Shkodra area.
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