Anti-flood detention basins have protected nearly 40,000 residents against flooding

Anti-flood detention basins in the former Military District Javorina have protected nearly 40,000 residents against flooding. Military Forests and Estates, a state-owned company under the SVK MOD, built 11 anti-flood detention basins and implemented 260 biotechnical measures throughout 2015. Benefiting from EU funds, it intends to build another 20 anti-flood detention basins in the near future. This information was provided during the visit of Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš to the companyʼsbranch in Kežmarok by Director General of Military Forests and Estates Ján Jurica.
 
“That the anti-flood detention basins have prevented natural disasters from happening in Kežmarok, Stará Ľubovňa, Podolinec, Ľubica and in other surrounding villages isof inestimable value. This is why we support the efforts to extend the building of new anti-flood detention basins to other locations,” said Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš on a visit to the companyʼsbranch under the MOD as part of the latest in a series of Cabinet away days.