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“Safe Vistula – towards a sustainable future” is the name of the program which aims to significantly minimize the risk of flooding in the section of the so-called Vistula Sandomierska.
On May 23, during a conference in Krakow, work on this project of key importance for the safety of residents in Małopolska and Podkarpacie was inaugurated. The works supervised by the RZGW Krakow will be aimed at developing an action plan that will take into account ecological goals and will be carried out in cooperation with representatives of local communities.
Representatives of local government units, ecological organizations, government administration as well as scientists and experts took part in the Krakow conference, which inaugurated the project under the slogan “Safe Vistula – towards a sustainable future.” This is the first stage of works aimed at developing an action plan to minimize the flood risk in the section of the so-called Vistula Sandomierska. Everything is supervised by State Water Holding Polish Waters – RZGW Krakow.
The full name of the project is “Retention activities program as an element of flood risk management in the Upper Western Vistula and Upper Eastern Vistula water region between Kraków and Zawichost.” The slogan “Safe Vistula – towards a sustainable future” reflects the ecological and social priorities under which the project will be implemented – the fulfillment of ambitious ecological goals acceptable to local communities.
The first conference in the traditional and online formula was attended by 157 people representing all stakeholders. Representatives of the administration and contractors discussed e.g. the objectives of the Program and the list of subsequent tasks that will be implemented during the implementation of the project. Their list includes nearly 40 items. Among them, meetings with representatives of local government units and the inhabitants themselves are planned for communes most at risk of flooding.