WHY STREAM WATERS ARE (NOT) CONTROLLED?
28.03.2015

Floods in Novo Selo, Belotinac, Gornje i Donje Medjurovo only persist. In the moment when the water began to recede, new rainfalls have brought new problems for people. The water level has again started to grow in the village of Novo Selo - "9. May "and in the industrial area zone south Međurovo.

The flooded areas visited with his associates the president of Palilula Muncipality, Boban Džunić. "Residents in the flooded territory are more than desperate. Because of that every conversation with them, and a little help and encouragement is very important, says Boban Džunić. Representatives of our Municipal administration, municipal communal inspectors are constantly on the ground. about the situation we sre reporting to competent staff for emergencies, inspection services of the City, utility companies. Today we visited the channels, full flooding waters, leading from the city landfill, towardsa Belotinac and Gornje Medjurovo. The water sinks and flows into the fields in the village of Bubanj, Novo Selo all the way to the industrial zone. I do not understand why there was not found an appropriate interim solution to drain this water to Nisava river, so as the result it plowed arable land. With inflow of torrential waters into the network of drain storm water and sewage system it comes to flooding residential buildings, emphasizes president of Palilula Municipality.

"No need to panic here, even if the water here is not flowin away, says Deputy Chief of the Staff for emergency situations Zarko Rankovic. Nišava river due to high levels can not accept water from flooded areas, so far only that water can be drawn through the collector system at FRIPAK explains Ranković.

Industrial zone area and the area of Novo Selo were flooded in late December, a the problem culminated in early March. Then the swelling waters came. Around 200 households were endangered. Then the Assembly of Palilula Municipality requested immediate declaration of emergency in this part of its territory, which was refused by the City staff for emergencies, arguing that the there is no legal basis and that the City of Niš has sufficient resources to respond to these situations.