Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Victory Pacolli has accused Pristina’s municipality of lack of will in fulfilling obligations for waste management and for mismanagement of the public company {passrimy.
At a media conference, Pacolli has indicated that the Pristina municipality has been fined twice over 5 thousand euros, while the regional waste company ʹpassrimimí has been fined 2 thousand euros.
Pristina’s municipality, in addition to showing a lack of will to carry out its obligations, but mismanage public enterprise, Pacolli has declared.
She has said the ministry has undertaken dozens of inspection shares and has increased surveillance to prevent mismanagement of waste.
To protect public health, we cannot sit back when emergency situations arise, even though our competencies in waste management are limited, the minister said.
Pacolli has warned that field controls will continue, including monitoring through drones and cameras, writes Telegrafi. It has called on citizens to send waste to licensed warehouses, warning punitive measures for those who place them in banned places.
The minister has announced that through the programme to clean up illegal warehouses, for which one million euros have been earmarked for regional companies, over 8 thousand tonnes of waste have been evacuated.
It has also raised concern about the situation in Miraschi’s depot, saying there is an urgent need for its closure due to overload and ecological risk.
According to Pacolli, rehabilitation of space and its transformation into green areas and a protection park are envisioned after the depot is closed. Meanwhile, the location’s location for the Lipjan Waste Management Centre has been described as necessary for the provision of 50m euros in financing by the German government. /Telegraph/