BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5051

HR-BULLETINS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5051 HINA Zagreb 20 Aug 2003NO DANGER OF THIRST IN CROATIA - WATER MANAGEMENT OFFICIALZAGREB, Aug 20 (Hina) - There is no danger of Croatia going thirsty, Croatian Water Management company director Jaksa Marasovic said on Wednesday, vehemently refuting a newspaper's article to the contrary. Croatia's water supply problems are far fewer than in more developed countries, and only five percent of the population is experiencing cuts, Marasovic said, adding that these were people connected to small water supply systems. Marasovic appealed to reporters not to foment panic and make the current situation seem catastrophic when there was no reason for it. He hopes the government will consider at tomorrow's session a report on the water supply situation and measures and programmes the company submitted today. Marasovic said about 76 percent of the population was covered with water supply while the rest, mainly eastern Croatia, was using wa