RADIC ON CONSTRUCTION WORKS IN ZADAR, SIBENIK

ZAGREB, May 12 (Hina) - Croatia would invest 412,237 kunas into the reconstruction of the Zadar and Sibenik areas, Reconstruction Minister Jure Radic today told a press conference in Zagreb. He said that 200 million kunas would be invested in the reconstruction of houses and 120 million kunas in the construction of the Zadar-Sibenik water system. The construction of the water system, which would be supplied from the Krka river, was our top priority, Radic said. The region was left without its main water supply sources after Serb aggression on the Zadar and Sibenik hinterland. Construction works on a new bridge over the Maslenica straits were progressing according to schedule, he said. The new bridge was to be completed by Croatia's Statehood Day, on May 30, 1996. The old bridge was destroyed by the former Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) in an offensive on Zadar, and southern Croatia was cut off from the rest of the country. A pontoon bridge was set up after the liberation of Maslenica. (hina) jn rm 121614 MET may 95