EVENT INFORMATION

10
Ougùstùs
2013

Polis residents block construction traffic to defend irrigation water

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📅 10 Ougùstùs 2013 📍 Albania

About 600 residents of Polis and nearby villages protested construction of the Gurshpate 2 hydropower plant, blocking the road with stones and burning tires to stop company vehicles. They said the project threatened the water their farms relied on and that residents had not been informed or consulted about the concession.

Inisiá sesion pa gusta òf marká e relato aki.
🔖 Marká

Personanan den e suseso aki

Polis and nearby village residents

Local farmers

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

Gurshpate community

Egnatia Association

ECIM network