"We are satisfied that the minutes were signed, and people living along the Mura can be most satisfied because they will get a dyke that will protect them against flooding after 20 years," Krmek told Hina after meeting the state secretary at the Slovene Environment Ministry, Marko Starman, with whom he signed the minutes of the meeting.
The dyke running from Kot to Hotiza is expected to be completed in 90 days, depending on weather conditions, Krmek said.
He added that the signing of the minutes confirmed the two governments' decision to repair the dyke on the left river bank together, by forming a Slovene-Croatian consortium.
The Ljubljana meeting also confirmed design documents for the dyke, which is part of Croatian cadastral books, as well as a technical solution for the dyke. Since the current dimensions of the dyke will not be changed and it will not be expanded, it will not be necessary to issue a construction permit or buy land from the owners of neighbouring land plots.
The Slovene side had reservations towards those issues, which was why the joint commission failed to reach agreement at a meeting at the end of last week.