Goran Vesić

160 km of sewage network is being built in the Bor district

Posted on 8. December 2023. by administrator

The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesić, accompanied by his assistants Miroslav Alimpić and Dušan Radonjić, visited the village of Velika Vrbica in the municipality of Kladovo, where works are currently being carried out on the construction of a sewage network as part of the “Clean Serbia” project.

In Velika Vrbica, works are currently being carried out in a length of 40.6 kilometers, the value of which is around 23 million euros.

“A total of 160 km of sewage is being built in the Bor district – 105 km in Bor, 14 km in Majdanpek and 40.6 km in Kladovo, along with two waste water plants. When all that is added up, the state invests a total of 85 million euros in the sewage network in this part of the country, along with two waste water plants,” said Minister Vesić.

The minister emphasized that after the completion of the project, the entire municipality will be covered by sewage, “The inhabitants of Kladovo will be able to live like the inhabitants of many developed countries in Europe.” When it comes to waste water, we will not poison our environment and nature, but we will return the waste water to nature processed and in an acceptable condition for the environment, and in this way we will show that we are responsible towards nature,” said Vesić.

The president of the municipality of Kladovo, Saša Nikolić, expressed his gratitude to the minister for his visit and pointed out that this is an extremely important project for the municipality of Kladovo, whose budget would not be able to carry such a large amount project.

Sewage network along with road to the Mileseva monastery

Posted on 29. November 2023.29. November 2023. by administrator

While visiting the reconsturction site of the road to the Mileseva monastery, the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesic, pointed out that the government will find a way to connect the houses located on the right bank of the Milesevka river, in Tomovo naselje, to the sewage network in order to receive the municipal water.

“Through the road reconstruction project to the Mileseva monastery, for which we allocated almost 600 million dinars, in the second phase we will also build part of the fecal collector, then the water pipes, and we will use the opportunity while we are already building the road to do everything, so that the residents of this part of Prijepolje will after fifty years, through this project and the ‘ Clean Serbia‘ project, have this issue resolved” Vesic said.

2000 km of communal infrastructure completed

Posted on 11. October 2023.11. October 2023. by administrator

Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesić presented the information that so far within the “Clean Serbia” project 2,000 km of sewage network was built.

“Within this project, we are operating a total of 160 plants throughout Serbia and that about 5,200 kilometers of sewage are being built. So far we have done 2,000 kilometers of the mentioned sewage system. I believe we will very much to quickly get into a situation where we can continue with the implementation,” he said.

Minister Vesić, stating that a large part of the funds goes to construction sewage infrastructure in Vojvodina.

Vesić previously announced a stronger reaction of the state to the problem pollution of river watercourses, saying that from December 31, 2025, the discharge of untreated wastewater into rivers will no longer be tolerated, but all wastewater will have to be processed.

The “Clean Serbia” project has as its primary goal solving the problems of cities and municipalities that have not been in focus until now due to the insufficient activity of the local self-governments themselves or due to the lack of financial resources regarding the construction of communal infrastructure.

Preserving a healthy environment has a direct impact on raising the quality standards of the citizens themselves.

Wastewater processing plants in several locations

Posted on 3. October 2023. by administrator

“After December 31, 2025, the discharge of unprocessed wastewater into rivers will no longer be tolerated, but all will have to be processed,” said Goran Vesić, Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, pointing out that the ministry, as part of the “Clean Serbia” project “on the territory of the City of Belgrade engaged in the construction of several WWTPs.

According to the data presented by Minister Goran Vesić, in Belgrade alone, there are about a hundred direct discharges of sewage into the Sava and Danube with a total volume of about 60,000 Olympic-sized pools of waste water per year.

Vesić states that factories for the processing of waste water are being built in several locations.

“In Sopot, we are building 220 kilometers of sewage network and three plants – “Mali Požarevac”, “Rogača” and “Sopot”. We are building a wastewater treatment plant and an additional 27 kilometers of sewage in Ostružnica. We are building 61 kilometers of sewage and a plant in Mladenovac, and two plants on the territory of the municipality of Lazarevac, one each in Lazarevac and Veliki Crljeni,” said Vesić.

At the same time, the minister reminded that the first phase of the waste water processing plant is being worked on in Veliki Selo, together with Chinese and French partners, worth more than 300 million euros.

“When we finish Veliko Selo and Batajnica, we will eliminate more than 90 percent of the direct discharges of sewage into the Sava and Danube in Belgrade,” Vesić pointed out.

The minister called on all other industrialists in Serbia to start designing and building WWTPs in their facilities in accordance with the Government’s decision and the law, and added that based on the contract with the Investment Framework for the Western Balkans (WBIF), he is planning a wastewater treatment plant in Batajnica, which will to include the entire Surčin and all those settlements that gravitate to Batajnica, but today do not have sewerage.

Ambassador Bo strong support to „Clean Serbia“

Posted on 28. July 2023. by administrator

During the term of the Ambassador of the People‘s Republic of China to Serbia, Chen Bo, great results were achieved in the field of infrastructure in Serbia, as was stated during the farewell visit the Ambassador made to the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic.

Chen Bo took the opportuinity to express that infrastructure is the most important field of cooperation between the two countries, and that a great deal was done in Serbia, from railroads and roads which Chinese companies are working on, to large projects like the Metro and the „Clean Serbia“.

Thanks to the strong support of the Ambassador Chen Bo, through the „Clean Serbia“ Project 2.5 million residents in 69 units of local government will gain access to a sewage network, while many other local governments will receive a wastewater treatment plant. The Ambassador has also emphasized the importance of the Clean Serbia Project in terms of its environmental impact many times.

She deemed this a great success in cooperation between the two countries, and stated that there is a great potential to continue the cooperation between Serbia and China in the field of infrastructure.

For the city of Sombor, 82 km of sewage network

Posted on 14. May 2023. by administrator

The mayor of Sombor, Antonio Ratković, announced works within the “Clean Serbia” project worth 38 million euros.

The city of Sombor is among the eight local governments that signed the annexes to the contract for the implementation of the “Clean Serbia” project. The mayor of this city, Antonio Ratković, says that the construction of a sewage network in the length of 82 km, the value of which is 38 million euros, is coming to Sombor.

“Soon we expect the start of the implementation of this very important project for the City of Sombor.” The design and technical documentation is being done in its entirety for the city and 11 settlements included in the “Clean Serbia” project, and Stanišić and Bezdan are among the first settlements where the works will begin. The construction of the sewage network, the collector between the settlements, as well as the purifier will be carried out in three phases,” said Ratković.

According to the mayor, 140 km of sewage network have been built in Sombor so far, and that in the coming period, through the three phases of the “Clean Serbia” project, over 250 km of sewage network will be built, as well as 4 new wastewater treatment plants.

The contract was concluded between the Republic of Serbia and the Chinese company “China Road and Bridge Corporation Company”.

The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesić, announced during the signing of the contract that about 2.36 million people will be connected to the sewage system.

Investments in Vrbas and through the “Clean Serbia” project

Posted on 18. January 2023. by administrator

At a meeting in Vrbas, the Minister of Construction and Transport Goran Vesić, announced investments in this municipality through the “Clean Serbia” project.

“I will try to find places for this project in the Clean Serbia program by the end of this year. This is important because of the increase in the efficiency of the central wastewater treatment plant”, said Minister Goran Vesić at a meeting with the management of the Municipality of Vrbas.

“At the request of the municipal leadership, the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure will help in the construction of sewers in several places in Vrbas, and through the Clean Serbia project because they do not require large money”, Vesić added.

The minister also emphasized that through “Clean Serbia” in Vojvodina, in the second and third phase, work is being done on many projects, in Sombor, Subotica, Novi Sad, Stara Pazova, Inđija, Sremska Mitrovica, Ada…

Photo: Municipality of Vrbas

The Government of Serbia is developing the city of Čačak

Posted on 22. December 2022.22. December 2022. by administrator

The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesić, attended the celebration of the Day of the City of Čačak, where he announced several important projects for that city, in addition to the completion of the section of the highway from Pakovraća to Požega, Minister Vesić also spoke about the dredging of Lake Medjuvršje, as well as numerous infrastructure projects.

Minister Vesić indicated that in the Ministry he leads, there is program for the integration development of the Ovčar-Kablar gorge, which will include the dredging of Lake Međuvršje, the glass lookout point on Kablar with a visitor center.

“It is important that people see how beautiful the Ovčarsko-Kablar gorge looks. We will build a rehabilitation center in Ovčar spa, as part of the hospital, and the first ecological catamaran, which will be in that gorge”, said Vesić.

He added that now sewerage is being built in Serbia for more than 3.5 billion euros, so more than 69 municipalities will get sewerage for the first time.

“We are doing things that Sbrija has not done for centuries. It is time for Serbia to catch up with developed countries and for our people to finally live in the country they deserve. This is what people recognize”, said Minister Vesić

The silting of Lake Međuvršje is planned as part of the “Clean Serbia” project, thanks to the Agreement on Economic Cooperation with Hungary.