Ohrid Lake could turn into horror for Macedonia

They do not remember that at one time the level of the lake in June was so high, for at the moment it is 13cm above its maximum.

A team of lawyers works for data collection to determine which part of the law has been violated and to what extent. The damage may be invisible, but it feels. The request for compensation and responsibility from persons responsible to hold account for this situation” has stated Dimitar Zarchev, hotels, Alsat M reports.

But, from the state-owned company ELEM, stress that they try to keep the lake level at the optimum level, without harming anyone in Struga and Ohrid. From there they deny claims that the lake is used as a collection for electricity production and sale.

There are no dams in Lake Ohrid. If the pour from Lake Ohrid is considered on the Drin River, then that dam is minimal. Lake Ohrid cannot be used as an acumulation, we can only make opitmal use of water from Lake Ohrid. Then by maintaining normal diversity in Drini's spill, using water optimumly for our production capacity”, said Dragan Minovski director of ELEM.

From ELEM, they again ensure that by the end of June, Lake Ohrid will return to its normal state, meaning that it will drop to a level of 693.75m above sea level. For next year it is designed to build a modern digital system for the spilling of the Black Drin. In this way the existing primitive method of boarding will be changed, which, according to ecologists, has not been incorrect. Working groups from Macedonia and Albania are also working on a new bilateral agreement that will specify future management of the lake. /Alsat M/