Greece wants to get WATER in the 'Blue Eye'!

2024-07-06 13:20:24Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Greece wants to get WATER in the 'Blue Eye'!
Blue eye

" Water from Albania or from Sagiadha ", this was the title of the front page of the local newspaper "Corfupress" a few days ago, which returns again to the problem so vital for Corfu, but also for Lefkada, the lack of drinking water.

The authorities in the two northern Ionian islands are very worried about this year's summer, as they do not know how to cope with the biggest problem that threatens the well-being of the inhabitants and the flow of tourism, the water supply as a problem that has existed for years and is not is resolved.

In Corfu, with the initiative of the District Governor Yiannis Trepeklis in cooperation with the mayors as well as with the intervention of the central government, "workarounds" are required with a pipeline from mainland Greece, while in Lefkada, the existing pipeline that supplies the island, leaks more than how much water do you bring?

According to the newspaper, the local bodies have continued contacts with senior government officials, where they are said to have received the "green light" to see as a promising solution, the taking of water through an underwater pipeline to Corfu from the sources in Albania's Syr e Kaltër.

The Greek government seems to consider this project as an opportunity for interstate cooperation, which will not be affected by the possibly temporary tensions that arise between the two countries - writes the newspaper.

It is even mentioned that the area of ​​southern Italy is expected to be supplied by the water resources of Gjirokastra, with a project that has been recently discussed in the trans-European programs financed by the Italian government, for the construction of an underwater pipeline 85 km long with a cost of about 1 billion euros.

However, the local bodies of the prefecture of Ioni estimate that apart from the water project from the Kaltër eye, they see more feasible the use of water resources in Thesprot and especially in the resources located in front of Corfu, north of Sajadha, near the Greek-Albanian border.

This year also records a large increase in the number of tourists, which has led to an increase in consumption, so residents are urged to use water sparingly, especially in the midday hours, especially in the critical period of the months of July-September./ Corfupress


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