Clarifies in the same announcement that, following the completion of a relevant study on soil instability, the Ministry of Interior approved an amount of € 560,000 to the Municipality of Aglantzia for the support of state plots.
Regarding the private plots, it is emphasized that & # 8221; the Municipality of Aglantzia, as a Building Authority, had to, during the examination of the development applications, demand from the private designers the elaboration of geological/geotechnical studies in the plots, but also to take measures for protection and stability, both of the buildings under development and of the neighboring properties & # 8221 ;.
It is added that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & # 8221; was not indifferent to the problems faced by the Municipality of Aglantzia, but also proceeded with the provision of exceptional financial assistance of € 20,000 to conduct a study for the restoration of two rooms of the Municipality that were damaged & # 8221;.
Furthermore, the Ministry calls on the Mayor and the Municipal Council of Aglantzia, & # 8220; before making such public statements, to make sure that their own previous responsibilities have been taken & # 8221 ;.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also cites an excerpt from a letter from the Auditor General dated 23 April 2019 to the President and Members of the Community Council of Pissouri, regarding the subsidence in the community, in which states, inter alia, that “the State has no responsibility or obligation to the owners of private homes affected by the phenomenon of land reclamation or displacement is obliged to undertake the repair or reconstruction of the said houses or the payment of any compensation for the damages caused, whether the cause is the inadequacy of the static studies, or the action of nature, or a combination thereof. “
Source: KYPE
