Borbely said, at a meeting with local authorities in the northwestern county of Bistrita-Nasaud, that the environment fund is used to carry out many significant projects. He added an analysis in early 2010 revealed more than RON1 billion of the environment fund had remained unspent.
The minister said nearly EUR9.3 billion have been allotted since 1990 in Romania for upgrade works on water systems countrywide, adding an additional EUR9.5 billion, mostly from the European Union, will be further needed to this end.
“The environment fund was used for water supply programs targeting smaller localities. We are talking about RON1.4 billion for 254 localities which met the scoring requirements,” he said.
Borbely added he will sign Thursday two of the three projects that will be carried out in the Nuseni and Lechinta, in Bistrita-Nasaud county, whose value exceeds RON10.3 million. He added the project for the Sieu Magherus commune, worth RON4.5 million, will be signed once the technical project is submitted. (EUR1=RON4.3718)