Belgrade, May 3, 2006 - Serbian
Minister of Capital Investment Velimir Ilic said today that according to
estimates of the Serbian government, the damage from floods and landslides
in Serbia totals €11 million, while 500 million dinars have already been
invested as an emergency intervention and advance for beginning of construction
works.
Opening the 32nd international construction
fair, Ilic said that the estimated damage from landslides and rockslides
on the roads in Serbia alone stands at 3 billion dinars, and it is expected
that the damage on the arable land will range from 1.5 billion dinars to
2 billion dinars.
The Minister announced that the Serbian government will first start the programme of clean-up of road landslides in order to normalise traffic, which will be followed by reconstruction of facilities.
The Minister said that in all municipalities where housing objects have been destroyed, construction workers have received advanced payments for the beginning of reconstruction works and added that the Council of Europe also granted a favourable loan to Serbia worth €10 million.