Podgorica, (MINA) – The Capital City will allocate land for the construction of a residential building to provide housing under favorable conditions for employees of the Rescue and Protection Service and the Capital City, Podgorica Mayor Sasa Mujovic announced.

 

Speaking at the presentation of new equipment for firefighters, he said that the city launched the procedure of allocating a plot of land for the construction of apartments for firefighters as well as for other Capital City employees.

 

Mujovic added that he would soon submit the initiative to the Capital City Assembly.

 

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He said that he hoped this fire season would not be like the last year’s one.

 

“But no matter what happens, we are ready, first of all because we have you, we trust in your courage, good organization, dedication to protect the lives of all citizens of Podgorica”, said Mujovic.

 

Commenting on the statement by the newly elected Capital City Assembly chair Srdjan Peric that he has not yet received the statutes of the city’s public companies, Mujovic said that they have been prepared, and that they would be submitted to the Assembly if Peric considered it necessary.

 

Mujovic said that city public companies are functioning normally.

 

Responding to the question about red mud pool remediation, Mujovic said that the Government was taking the necessary steps, although it might not be visible, and that the issue of expropriation should be resolved first.

 

Acting commander of the Rescue and Protection Service of the Capital City, Nikola Bojanovic, said that the service also presented a new uniform for fighting forest fires.

 

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He said that their first and fundamental objective is the protection of human lives and public property.

 

“But we must be aware that firefighters must be safe during interventions, that is, we must provide them with the necessary equipment so that they respond more safely and efficiently,” added Bojanovic.

 

Speaking about the uniforms, Bojanovic said that they are manufactured by a renowned company, and that the procurement cost around EUR 134,000.

 

Bojanovic added that they are entering the fire season fully prepared and that all the vehicles have been serviced, while their operational readiness has been raised to a much higher level.

 

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