Bogdanci, 9 November 2024 (MIA) - First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment and Physical Planning Izet Mexhiti and Member of Parliament Mile Cekov attended an event Saturday marking the restarting of operations at the hydro system which brings water from the wells in Gjavato to Lake Dojran. 

The Government recently adopted a report on restarting operations at the hydro system after a three-year interruption.

“The Government and the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning will work to find a solution for financing in order to fully rehabilitate the hydro system in the near future,” Mexhiti said.

MP Mile Cekov voiced gratitude to the Government for solving the issue and commended them for doing so in less than half a year. 

“I want to thank Minister Izet Mexhiti for submitting a draft-decision to the Government for the solution of this inherited challenge that wasn’t solved for almost three years,” Cekov said.

Only three submersible pumps at the hydro system are functional and have been put into operation, the remaining pumps require complete rehabilitation.

Due to droughts and the interruption of the hydro system’s work in the past period, the water level of Lake Dojran has dropped 76 centimeters below the minimum permitted limit. 

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