Waterfalls in Osum Canyon endanger HECs

Zamo Spathara, leader of the Federation “Rafting Albania”, tells us that the entire track for building two HECs, except it's been diverted, affected and 3 of the waterfalls, which are elements of the tourist attraction in Osum Canyon, which also has the monument status nature.

The “in this country will be built with concrete, where all instruments that will produce energy will be introduced. So this canyon won't be 3,000 years old anymore, because it's been sleeping for years. Thanks to us, he became known. This affects a lot, because there will be more waterfalls where tourists will stay, they will no longer take pictures, there will be more beauty”, said Zamo Spathara, head of the Federation “Rafting Albany”.

However, Zamo hopes there is still time for a reflection by the government, for revocation of HEC permission.

It's one of the worst things that will happen to this country. So I think it's a malpractice that's going to be fixed, because no one wants to ruin their properties and ruin these beautys. Where are you going? We're a lot and there's a lot of people who love this canyon, so we're going to follow it on a legal course”, Zamo Spathara said further.

Residents of the Corovoda area, but businesses also believe that building hydropower plants is a major danger to the canyon.

The Corovoda municipality, which is headed by LSI, is against the current. The municipality does not think about the revenues it may receive from tourism, but the land rent the concessioner will receive.

We're the last link here. The rental contract was tied to June 27, 2016. We are doers in that link that I said to take the stake fund usage fee”, says Shkelqim Cuk, deputy head of the Corovoda municipality. / TCH