NIS WITHOUT DANGER OF FLOODING - LANDSLIDES ACTIVE
5.04.2015

The dangers of flooding in and around Niš are not present at the moment, however, heavy rainfall created landslides. Threatened people were offered temporary accommodation, and this problem in the future should be permanently solved, it is said in the City staff squad for emergency situations. The Mayor of Nis Zoran Perisic says that roadblock in Gabrovac village is not the way to be drawing attention on solving the problem of landslides. Director of the Water Management Center "Morava" Dragoljub Miljojković assessed the situation in stream -beds for now as stable. There's a slight increase in water level that is almost stagnant. The teams are on alert and monitor the situation on the ground, he said Miljojković who is head of protecting of flooding .

There has not come to the increase in water level in Nis region, despite the heavy rains that have fallen in recent days. However, there are other problems - starting of landslides. The most vulnerable parts of the street Partizanski kuriri and Pobede in Palilula and families living in them were offered temporary accommodation, says the City headquarters for emergency situations. The deputy commander of the City staff Zarko Rankovic announced emergency measures in eliminating the problems. According to him, the staff for emergency situations in Nis on 27 February ordered the Directorate for construction of the City to launch a procurement procedure for landslide stabilization project. In the Directorate they stated that they seek ways to repair the landslide in Gabrovac and the other one in Partizanski kuriri, but that it should meet all technical requirements regarding the testing area, and then the legal procedure for the selection of contractors, including scheduling public procurement. It will not be simple or may not be completed overnight. For starters, the Department of City Planning will do the recording of landslides, and the money for it will be provided from the position for retaining walls from the Program for maintenance.

To settlements "9. May "and Međurovo, rain this time did not bring any new problems. However, the staff for emergencies, after several requests Palilula Municipality, is working on correcting the earlier consequences and to prevent possible damage. In the settlement "9. May "for several days it has been working on pumping water and a large pond next to the railway line is completely drained, says Ranković. According to his words, because of the distance of pump from the place where the pipe has its inflow, the flow is very poor and slow, but it is expected that in the coming days the state will be totally under control.