Prime Minister Ana Brnabic announced that RSD 24.2 million ($226,000) in state aid has been paid out to date for the reconstruction of damaged facilities owned by citizens due to the effects of floods and stormy weather during May and June.
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In a joint address to the public with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Palace of Serbia, Brnabic pointed out that part of the claims of citizens from Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Cacak and Svilajnac had been paid, and that the decisions on the payment of compensation for damage issued in Arandjelovac will be paid today.
She stated that at the moment there are still 308 reports on the damage that are being verified at the Ministry of Public Investment, noting that they will be processed quickly.
She added that 21 local self-governments have not yet submitted the documentation for verification, and a meeting will be held with their representatives tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, in order to see what the problem is.
The Prime Minister recalled that due to the floods in May, June and July, 63 local self-governments declared a state of emergency in Serbia, and that the state of emergency is still in effect in 31 municipalities.
Brnabic stated that in the period from 19 to 22 July, a storm hit the territory of the Republic, when 13 local self governments declared a state of emergency.
She reiterated that the two absolute priorities are the rehabilitation of households and schools, so that children could start the school year unimpededly from September 1.
At the moment, the priority is the reconstruction of elementary schools in Trgoviste and Raca, which will start in the coming days, while the kindergartens in Cuprija and Arandjelovac will be completely reconstructed, she underlined.
The priority is also to speed up the damage reporting process after the storm in order to compensate people, build new houses where they should be built and new schools and kindergartens in the places where they are completely destroyed, said Brnabic. ■