KISTANJE KISTANJE, Jan 23 (Hina) - The construction of 120 houses began on the state-owned land in the village of Kistanje, the Knin area, central Croatia, on Saturday. The houses are being constructed for Croats who had to flee their
houses in the Janjevo area, Kosovo, due to political pressure and war in that conflict-ridden province in the south of Yugoslavia. Their new homes should be built by the end of May. Ninety eight (98) Janjevo Croat families will be given these houses, and 22 families will move in the rest of them after they have to leave their temporary accommodation where Croatian Serbs return. Costs of the construction will amount to 25 million kuna (approximately US$4 million), and four Croatian companies are engaged in the job, Croatian Reconstruction Minister, Jure Radic, said on Saturday's ceremony in Kistanje. He added that foreign partners were expected to participate in co
KISTANJE, Jan 23 (Hina) - The construction of 120 houses began on
the state-owned land in the village of Kistanje, the Knin area,
central Croatia, on Saturday.
The houses are being constructed for Croats who had to flee their
houses in the Janjevo area, Kosovo, due to political pressure and
war in that conflict-ridden province in the south of Yugoslavia.
Their new homes should be built by the end of May.
Ninety eight (98) Janjevo Croat families will be given these
houses, and 22 families will move in the rest of them after they have
to leave their temporary accommodation where Croatian Serbs
return.
Costs of the construction will amount to 25 million kuna
(approximately US$4 million), and four Croatian companies are
engaged in the job, Croatian Reconstruction Minister, Jure Radic,
said on Saturday's ceremony in Kistanje.
He added that foreign partners were expected to participate in
construction of the local infrastructure.
Present at the foundations-laying ceremony were also Croatian
Construction Minister Marko Sirac and Sibenik-Knin County
authorities.
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