The municipality of Aleksinac may soon receive a modern sewer network and a wastewater treatment plant as part of the national program “Clean Serbia”. The estimated cost of the project is around 40 million euros, significantly exceeding the annual municipal budget, so it will be funded by the state.

Municipal president Dalibor Radičević told Alpress that the project has been in development for two years and that key preparations have been completed:

“The conditions have been met for the construction of 70 kilometers of sewer network in Žitkovac and the surrounding settlements. Building permits have been obtained, and land expropriation has been completed, which was our responsibility. Now, we are waiting for the designer, appointed by the ‘Clean Serbia’ program, to finalize the documentation for the wastewater treatment plant.”

He added that the municipality of Aleksinac would not be able to carry out such a large project on its own:

“If we relied solely on the local budget, we wouldn’t even be able to finance one-third of the planned work. The exact cost will be known once the design is completed and all permits are obtained for the part of Aleksinac on the right bank of the Južna Morava River.”

Construction is expected to begin this year, but a level of caution remains, considering past experiences with projects that were left unrealized.