Round table organized by UNDP in Mojkovac on March 10th, 2009 gathered together the representatives of the Agency for Public Works, Municipality of Mojkovac, Vodni Zdrovje, UNDP and citizens.
Putting the Wastewater treatment plant in Mojkovac into operation represents the completion of the first phase of works on the project titled "Remediation and Recultivation of the Mojkovac lead and zinc TMI". Construction of this modern facility was in part financed by the Government of Netherlands. The Waste water treatment plant in Mojkovac is a processing facility with most advanced processing technologies in Montenegro and with capacity satisfying the needs of municipality for the next 15 years.
The representatives of the Government of Montenegro, the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the Municipality of Mojkovac, the Public Works Agency and the UNDP Montenegro visited the tailing mine impound, where the Project of remediation and recultivation is under the process.The high officials and the representatives of the Municipality of Mojkovac expressed their satisfaction with the work carried out so far.
In Podgorica on September 19, 2008 a 3,9 million euros worth contract on the second phase of remediation of the Mojkovac Tailings Pond was signed by the representatives of the Public Works Agency, the Czech company Vodni Zdroje and the UNDP Montenegro. In the presence of the main partner in the country, the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Protection of Montenegro, the contract was signed by Mr. Žarko Živković, Director of the Public Works Agency, Mr. Alexander Avanesov, UNDP Resident Representative to Montenegro and Mr. Tomáš Hájek, Director of the Vodni Zdroje Company which is a works contractor. According to the plan, the second phase of the Mojkovac tailings pond remediation will be completed within 13 months, and the entire remediation project by the end of 2010.
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