The newly appointed Director General of the Swedish Development Agency (SIDA), Jakob Granit, and the Swedish Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Helena Lagerlef, visited Mostar today to see for themselves the implementation of the project they financed in this local community.
After visiting all locations at the wastewater treatment plant, director J.P. informed them about the operation of the wastewater treatment plant. Vodovod Toni Vidačak, executive director of J.P. The city of Mostar announced that Zineta Muraspahić of the waterworks and Ivan Bebek, the manager of the waste water treatment plant.
Director Granit and Ambassador Lagerlöf expressed great satisfaction with the realization of this project and the fact that the Plant is now operating at full capacity.
The wastewater treatment plant construction project was financed by the Swedish Development Agency (SIDA), the World Bank and IPA funds.
Ambassador Lagerlef emphasized that the mentioned project is not only important for the inhabitants of Mostar, but also for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s path towards joining the European Union.
Swedish officials also held a meeting with the Mayor of Mostar, Mario Kordić, and the President of the City Council, Salem Marić, in the City Hall, and UNDP representatives also attended the meeting.
The results of the MEG project were presented, the goal of which is the democratization of local administration in Bosnia and Herzegovina and fairer, more effective and efficient public services for citizens, especially water supply and wastewater management services.
The Municipal Environmental Management Project (MEG2) is currently being implemented in 30 local self-government units, and is jointly financed by the Government of Switzerland, Sweden, the Government of the Czech Republic, as well as the European Union, while the project is implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
