SERB FORCES STILL CUTTING WATER SUPPLY TO BIOGRAD

ZAGREB, June 6 (Hina) - Member of Croatian Parliament Drago Krpina on Monday urged Prime Minister Valentic to put the "alarming" shortage of water in the Biograd area (Dalmatia) on the agenda of the next Government session. Serb forces stationed in the UNPA South have cut the water supplies from the Zrmanja River and a spring near the village of Kakma (5 km N. of Biograd). Other sources on the free Croatian territory are just enough to fill the main for 2 hours a week, and the residents have to ship in water by sea. Invoking the March 29 Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Croatia, which places the Kakma source in the disengagement zone and thus under exclusive UNPROFOR control, MP Kripina urged the Government to insist with UNPROFOR to ensure the water supply to 40,000 citizens. "Since what we are dealing here is an inhuman abuse of water for military purposes, contrary to all international conventions, the UN Security Council should be called upon to pronounce on this problem," said MP Krpina in his letter to Premier Valentic. 061502 MET jun 94