TIRANA, January 9 /ATA/ Prime Minister Edi Rama stated today that over the last decade, there have been invested 250 million euros in drainage infrastructure and strengthening of embankments.
At the meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee of Civil Emergencies, the prime minister focused on the investments made as well as on the transformation of civil emergencies.
“The infrastructure functioned effectively, successfully withstanding rainfall amounts within safe operating levels for which they were designed. While the current extreme precipitation is unprecedented leading to severe flooding”. Flooding of some of the most vulnerable areas for very objective reasons is inevitable in any country on the world”, said Rama.
The prime minister stated that for years now we have had a maintenance process of the drainage infrastructure.
“In addition to the complete overhaul of 27 pumping stations during the summer season, there are removed about 2.5 million cubic meters of sludge and waste every year from the main drainage canals with a length of about 300 km”, said Rama.
The head of government emphasized that thanks to the investments of nearly 250 million euros in the last decade have rebuilt 536 irrigation and drainage canals that were actually almost halved.
Beyond these investments, the prime minister appreciated the transformation of civil emergencies as the largest investment. /a.f/p.s./
