SARAJEVO, Dec 10 (Hina) - The authorities of Bosnia's Croat-Muslim entity have decided to start dealing with the pollution of the lower Neretva river which poses a serious threat also to the part of the Adriatic where the river flows
into the sea.
SARAJEVO, Dec 10 (Hina) - The authorities of Bosnia's Croat-Muslim
entity have decided to start dealing with the pollution of the lower
Neretva river which poses a serious threat also to the part of the
Adriatic where the river flows into the sea. #L#
The rehabilitation of the lake near the Vihovici mine in southern
Bosnia-Herzegovina's Mostar area will start as soon as the weather
allows, probably next June, the entity's Environmental Protection
and Zoning Minister Ramiz Mehmedagic said in Sarajevo on Wednesday
after talks with his Croatian counterpart Ivo Banac.
The entity's government has set aside a little over EUR2.5 million
for the lake rehabilitation project. For years, hazardous waste,
including chemicals and medicines, was dumped into the lake,
seeping into the Neretva and other underground waters.
It is estimated that up to 150 tons of various types of waste has
been dumped into the lake.
Croatia's Banac said he and Mehmedagic had also addressed a project
envisaging the establishment of a national park in the Una river
area with international funding.
While discussing the management of the Neretva and Trebisnjica
river basins, the two ministers agreed Croatia and Bosnia should
cooperate and agree on all issues pertaining to the two rivers
because they directly affected the coastal area and the Neretva
delta.
(hina) ha sb