The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of Serbia, Zorana Mihajlovic, stated today that more than three billion euros will be invested in communal infrastructure in the whole of Serbia.
She explained that close to 2.5 billion euros will be invested through projects in communal infrastructure in 70 cities and municipalities throughout Serbia, as well as close to 900 million euros through projects that are being implemented with various international partners.
“In 2021, almost 900 million euros will be invested in communal infrastructure in Belgrade, Batajnica and several other cities in Serbia, from projects with KfW Bank and Chinese partners, with whom we are working in Belgrade. The value of the investment in the wastewater treatment system that we are building with Chinese partners, it is estimated at around 470 million euros, and with European partners we will realize a similar project in Batajnica,” Mihajlovic said for TV Prva.
She emphasized that the communal infrastructure is a condition for survival and development, and that investments in this area are being realized that have not been the case in the previous 40 or 50 years.
“We are starting with another new program, in 70 cities and municipalities, which will have a fully regulated sewerage network, and everything else that is needed, from water factories to wastewater treatment plants. Nearly 2.5 billion euros will be invested in this project,” said Mihajlovic.
Speaking about the works on large infrastructure projects, she stated that work is being done on all construction sites, from the Belgrade-Budapest high-speed railway, to the construction site of 250 kilometers of new highways, on some construction sites in three shifts.
She added that there are currently no infected or isolated workers due to the corona virus.
“As a ministry, we have offered 24-hour support to all contractors, so that the construction sites continue to work, because that will make it easier for us to deal with the economic crisis that exists all over the world, even in our country,” she said, Novi Magazin reports.
