TIRANE / Dirt seeps into the pipes The threat of pollution returns TIRANE / Dirt seeps into the pipes Risk from drinking water The threat of pollution returns TIRANE — Once again, the pollution of drinking water in Tirana is becoming a problem. Only in recent months have large areas been identified where sewer channels have been found to interfere with the water-supply network. In the last two months, 50 breaks in the distribution pipeline network and citizens’ complaints about water quality have shown that the consequences are increasing. Thus the anxiety of the capital’s residents about their taps, in almost all 10 inhabited municipalities of the capital, is compounded by fear of infections. Numerous problems have arisen this year in several large areas of the city — Ali Demi street, Qylik Kuqa, Qemal Stafa and Dibrës street — which have been seriously affected by water pollution. Instead of the little water they expected, residents have repeatedly found the most varied filth as a result of sewer channels bursting into the water-supply network. The situation has been especially severe on Ali Demi street where even today — after 6 months — the taps in citizens’ homes continue to produce waste. Meanwhile, more than 20 other cases of pollution have been verified in more limited areas. “The Water Supply Enterprise also has something to do with this case,” accuses Vili Sinjari, head of sector at the Tirana Hygiene Directorate, “repairs of faults are carried out with great delays. This also happens because of the lack of machinery and necessary equipment.” Nevertheless, the regular malfunctioning of municipal services has worsened the situation. According to Sinjari, for 3 years the cleaning of street drains has not been carried out, which has led to a rise in the level of intersections and, in intervention areas at intersections, has favored contamination of the water. It is precisely the existence of an overly neglected drainage network that is the main cause of the phenomenon, which is causing growing concern and is quite serious. 95 percent of the pollution has been recorded at points where the water-supply network supplying the capital in recent years has been compromised. Over the last 6 months, losses in the network amount to almost 40 percent — out of 1,700 liters per second, 700 liters are wasted — and the basin is being affected. Only 40 percent reaches the population; around 60 percent is lost. The waters of Tirana today. Further information also comes from points below the New City. On Kavajës street, more specifically — explains Sinjari — complaints are also made from 13:00 to 18:00, when the city’s water supply. As soon as pollution is verified, in the main neighborhood and surrounding areas the supply is interrupted while the source is sought until the situation is fixed, and an effort is made to speed up the response with clean water by tanker truck. Armand Mero

Minors also among those trafficked After robbing them, they forced them to work as prostitutes abroad Minors also among those trafficked Women trafficking, 6 arrested After robbing them, they forced them to work as prostitutes abroad KRUJE — Illegal prostitution trafficking through the police. Six people — Lindita Stafa, 28, Shpresa Xhafka, 31, Xhavit Hasa, 30, Bashar Mera, 32, Myfit Bard, 36, Agim Hasa, 36 — were arrested by the criminal and investigative police officers of the Kruja police station on charges of incitement and exploitation of prostitution, trafficking in minors and kidnapping for profit — in connection with trafficking in women. According to the police, these people were involved in the illegal trafficking of prostitution and were turned into new traffickers who “exploited” and were paid to send girls to Western countries to work as prostitutes under strict control. In view of the seriousness of the phenomenon nationwide and the concern it causes because of the most alarming abuses, especially in the most hidden centers and in the municipalities blocked until today. (p. [?])

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DURRES — A man later died in a bed connected to an iron fence, by a 50-year-old man from the center M. Pashaj, who worked as a guard in a seaside neighborhood. Beside him, the suicide victim had a stick belonging to relatives. The victim was found. It was not known whether it was intentional or accidental. Medical examinations show that death was caused by the body and legs being asphyxiated by the current from the fence. The story becomes even stranger, since the bed lacked a burial place and the body had on its head [?] like Pashaj. If the version “Pashaj — guard” is correct, at the time he lived with his family (wife and two children) in Creti — temporarily connected to electricity in Durrës to close the quiet ownership of his house. After this event, the couple reportedly became interested in getting an electricity line and connecting the property which they had used for this purpose. After a short isolation, Pashaj is said to have been seen. His wife — with 53 days in condition and with a mature body and head lowered on the cord where he died. Prapaj — for several years chief electrician of UJT had turned back and lost, and appears to have been lying on his bed sheets. Offered by (p. [?])

SARANDE — The person responsible for the burning of 4 hectares of forest has been arrested. The citizen Ali Shevdet Koco — from the village of Aliko in Konispol — was arrested by the forestry police forces and those of the police station of the Sarandë district. He is accused as the author of the fire that engulfed 40 hectares of forest. After this — according to the police — the specialists of the forestry police estimated the damage caused by this arson at 500 thousand lek.

Gjirokastër, also appears and breaks out GJIROKASTER — The number of people affected by brucellosis, which is widespread and transmitted as indicated by doctors, is also growing; in the city and in other points, 7 more people have been hospitalized. Meanwhile, because of it, the patient has been affected, leading to complications, and even to hospital treatment, raising fears of the disease appearing. Cases of sick livestock are also continuing to be recorded. So far more than 300 head of cattle have tested positive, affected in places such as Picar and Kardhiq — says Konferencësit Breng, chief veterinarian of the district — with the arrival of the lambing season and partly loaded. But the alarm over brucellosis is now joined by another one. It concerns the spread of fluids from affected groups again, and outbreaks are also occurring. It is spreading mainly in Shtëpiqë, Zanxh and Peshkopi e kokoj. In these homes, great caution is urged and, as Rrapi appeals, all livestock must be inspected and controlled. Ra. Ko.

— A sad metamorphosis of the regional museum of Roshnik in the district of Berat. After many documentary valuables were stolen, its building, with the characteristic 19th-century architectural forms, was gradually transformed from a property in ruins into a barn for storing hay and later for livestock use. And while the authorities of Roshnik have the Directorate of Museums of Berat and a proposal, the locals have been informed. The latter are accused by the former of having unlawfully occupied the museum building after having been compensated for its value.

— A little child by chance has become a “discoverer” and savior of a victim. While running after his toys, he came upon the unconscious body of Bujar Rustem Mahmutaj at the beginning of the Fier–Ballsh road. After the report made by the 6-year-old, Mahmutaj, 36, was taken to hospital, where he remains in serious condition as a result of severe head injuries and the hemorrhage suffered. The Ballsh police confirm that there had been no previous connection between the victim and the minor rescuer. En. My.

CURSIVE REALITY FIER — Violence has found a place even in the nursing home. Yesterday, a 70-year-old “resident” of the Fier nursing home was arrested precisely for an act of violence. This story reminds us of the plots of some foreign films. Misery, old people worn out by a long and difficult life, and the extreme absurdity of the conditions, encourage such actions. In the scuffle, another of his contemporaries and also this resident were involved. Official sources have reported an altercation, with sticks and syringes — and of a natur[?]

Urban study by two foreign companies Chances for the municipalities of Sukth and Shijak Urban study by two foreign companies Yachts in Gjiri i Lalzit Chances for the municipalities of Sukth and Shijak DURRES — A study on the construction of a tourist complex in Gjiri i Lalzit in the district of Durrës is nearing completion. This coastal area — where the beauty of the sandy beach blends with that of the surrounding hills — has been the subject of a design study for almost a year by an Italian firm and an English one. On an area of 1,200 hectares, the project foresees the construction of 3 tourist villages, 2 large hotels, a pier where around 400 speedboats will dock, as well as sports facilities up to golf and tennis. The implementation of this project, in addition to its genuine tourist value, will contribute to the development of the municipalities of Sukth and Shijak, which are expected to be the main suppliers of labor and agricultural and livestock products for this new pearl.

THE LITTLE WINNERS OF THE OLYMPIADS IN TUZLA, ROMANIA — Just arrived in Tirana from the Ministry of Education of Romania. Through it, 11 children — winners of various Olympiads in Albania, accompanied by 2 parents, and will be accommodated. Accompanied by 2 parents, they will spend their holidays in this city from 1 to 20 August. IN BAJRAM CURRI, OUR FRIENDS LEKE RUMIN[?] DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE TELEPHONE LINE — After the damage to the telephone lines, alarm has been raised by the telephone offices of the Tropojë district. Millions of lek have been lost as a result of the damage and thefts repeatedly observed in the Babinë-Tropojë telephone network. The telecom director, among other things, also held the law-and-order bodies responsible q[?] after them — IN LAC 93 DECISIONS FOR LAND OCCUPATION ANNULLED — The enforcement office in the district of Laç has annulled 93 of 287 decisions for land occupation in violation of the law. This is a good thing for the municipalities of this district. This has been made possible as a result of the complaints organized by this enforcement office against misdemeanors. Thus, after the request of the Jaqims — together with the village elders and heads — reports of occupied land with machinery were withdrawn and — In a statement issued by the land occupiers and in another decision by the municipal council, these were the documents on which a mutually agreed solution to these conflicts was formed.

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