Attica governor Hardalias raises concerns about flood preparedness

Attica Governor Nikos Hardalias conducted an inspection of the Marathon watercourse successful East Attica connected Friday morning, raising concerns astir the region’s flood preparedness up of the wintertime season. The country had antecedently suffered terrible harm from a monolithic wildfire that reached the bluish suburbs of Athens successful August.

In his remarks pursuing the inspection, Hardalias acknowledged the advancement made but admitted that Attica is inactive “not fortified” against imaginable flooding risks.

“In East Attica, we are presently successful the process of cleaning 38 streams. So far, we person cleaned 19, covering astir 10.4 kilometers, and by the extremity of October, we purpose to wide different 20.9 kilometers crossed 19 much streams. It’s a analyzable and never-ending task, similar a ‘Lernaean Hydra,’ wherever solving 1 contented leads to the emergence of another,” Hardalias said.

Highlighting the bureaucratic challenges, Hardalias called for an extremity to the ongoing disorder implicit which authorization is liable for maintaining streams.

“For america to beryllium genuinely effective, we indispensable halt this endless crippled of passing work – whether a watercourse falls nether the region, the municipality, oregon the Ministry of Infrastructure,” helium said.

“Here, you tin spot that portion of the watercourse is being cleaned, but conscionable a small further down, it’s blocked again. In specified situations, we request ineligible tools to resoluteness these issues immediately,” helium said.

Hardalias besides stressed that authorities initiatives indispensable beryllium backed by capable funding.

“Announcements without backing are simply bare promises. We recognize the fiscal pressures, but protecting quality life, property, and the situation are law obligations that should beryllium a apical priority,” helium said.