Bosnia and Herzegovina/Water Pollution

Drina river on Serbia-Bosnia and Herzegovina border seriously polluted due to human negligence

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Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina - July 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of plastic waste on river bank
2. Various of steel barrels blocking pollution
3. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Harun Catovic, resident (starting with shot 2):
"Some eight kilometers downstream is a confluence of the two lakes, Drina and Lim. When garbage comes from Lim and the hydro power plant is going, then the garbage heads downstream towards the dam. But when it's not working, then all that garbage comes upstream all the seven to eight kilometers up to here. Then it is a horror here, we can't even use our boats."
4. Various of boat on river, resident
5. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Mladen Djurevic, head, Visegrad Municipality (starting with shot 4):
"One of the possible solutions is that the municipalities along the rivers Drina and Lim will put floating barriers on those rivers which will prevent garbage going downstream. So the garbage will be collected at more locations, and not all of it will reach Visegrad, like today."
6. Various of river, bridge
7. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Sasa Kojic, president, Drina Lakes Fisherman Union:
"Many are coming here in the first place for the fishing but also because of the tourism. This is the place where the lake for the hydro power plant Bajina Basta ends, and it is an excellent tourism location. The river Drina is full of a variety of fish like trout, carp, catfish and Danube salmon - the queen of clean rivers."
8. Various of plastic waste on river bank
9. Truck moving on road
10. Various of mechanical arm collecting garbage

Storyline


Many lakes and rivers in Europe are facing an unprecedented level of pollution, and the Drina river, on the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been most affected.

Waterway pollution of the 21st century is mostly packaging made of plastics and a variety of other materials, thrown away after just a single use. Discarded plastic bottles, plastic bags, old refrigerators, hundreds of tons of this garbage found its way to the Drina river, one of the most pristine water flows in the Balkans. All due to human negligence.

"Some eight kilometers downstream is a confluence of the two lakes, Drina and Lim. When garbage comes from Lim and the hydro power plant is going, then the garbage heads downstream towards the dam. But when it's not working, then all that garbage comes upstream all the seven to eight kilometers up to here. Then it is a horror here, we can't even use our boats," said Harun Catovic, a resident from Sarajevo.

Catovic is among the thousands that appeal to not just authorities but all the people in this region, not to pollute their waterways. Some of those pleas reached authorities, which decided that it is time to act.

A huge steel wire lined with steel barrels spanning across the lake is located just a few kilometers upstream of Visegrad. Its main task is to stop this garbage flowing downstream towards Visegrad.

"One of the possible solutions is that the municipalities along the rivers Drina and Lim will put floating barriers on those rivers which will prevent garbage going downstream. So the garbage will be collected at more locations, and not all of it will reach Visegrad, like today," said Mladen Djurevic, head of Visegrad Municipality.

In the meantime the town of Visegrad hopes that this mechanical pollution of the Drina river won't hurt its booming tourism industry.

"Many are coming here in the first place for the fishing but also because of the tourism. This is the place where the lake for the hydro power plant Bajina Basta ends, and it is an excellent tourism location. The river Drina is full of a variety of fish like trout, carp, catfish and Danube salmon - the queen of clean rivers," said Sasa Kojic, president of Drina Lakes Fisherman Union.

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  • ID : 8116469
  • Dateline : July 18, 2019
  • Location : Visegrad,Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Category : environment
  • Duration : 2'20
  • Audio Language : Serbian/Nats
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2019-07-19 16:13
  • Last Modified : 2019-07-19 17:13:00
  • Version : 2

Bosnia and Herzegovina/Water Pollution

Drina river on Serbia-Bosnia and Herzegovina border seriously polluted due to human negligence

Dateline : July 18, 2019

Location : Visegrad,Bosnia and Herzegovina

Duration : 2'20

  • English


Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina - July 18, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of plastic waste on river bank
2. Various of steel barrels blocking pollution
3. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Harun Catovic, resident (starting with shot 2):
"Some eight kilometers downstream is a confluence of the two lakes, Drina and Lim. When garbage comes from Lim and the hydro power plant is going, then the garbage heads downstream towards the dam. But when it's not working, then all that garbage comes upstream all the seven to eight kilometers up to here. Then it is a horror here, we can't even use our boats."
4. Various of boat on river, resident
5. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Mladen Djurevic, head, Visegrad Municipality (starting with shot 4):
"One of the possible solutions is that the municipalities along the rivers Drina and Lim will put floating barriers on those rivers which will prevent garbage going downstream. So the garbage will be collected at more locations, and not all of it will reach Visegrad, like today."
6. Various of river, bridge
7. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Sasa Kojic, president, Drina Lakes Fisherman Union:
"Many are coming here in the first place for the fishing but also because of the tourism. This is the place where the lake for the hydro power plant Bajina Basta ends, and it is an excellent tourism location. The river Drina is full of a variety of fish like trout, carp, catfish and Danube salmon - the queen of clean rivers."
8. Various of plastic waste on river bank
9. Truck moving on road
10. Various of mechanical arm collecting garbage


Many lakes and rivers in Europe are facing an unprecedented level of pollution, and the Drina river, on the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been most affected.

Waterway pollution of the 21st century is mostly packaging made of plastics and a variety of other materials, thrown away after just a single use. Discarded plastic bottles, plastic bags, old refrigerators, hundreds of tons of this garbage found its way to the Drina river, one of the most pristine water flows in the Balkans. All due to human negligence.

"Some eight kilometers downstream is a confluence of the two lakes, Drina and Lim. When garbage comes from Lim and the hydro power plant is going, then the garbage heads downstream towards the dam. But when it's not working, then all that garbage comes upstream all the seven to eight kilometers up to here. Then it is a horror here, we can't even use our boats," said Harun Catovic, a resident from Sarajevo.

Catovic is among the thousands that appeal to not just authorities but all the people in this region, not to pollute their waterways. Some of those pleas reached authorities, which decided that it is time to act.

A huge steel wire lined with steel barrels spanning across the lake is located just a few kilometers upstream of Visegrad. Its main task is to stop this garbage flowing downstream towards Visegrad.

"One of the possible solutions is that the municipalities along the rivers Drina and Lim will put floating barriers on those rivers which will prevent garbage going downstream. So the garbage will be collected at more locations, and not all of it will reach Visegrad, like today," said Mladen Djurevic, head of Visegrad Municipality.

In the meantime the town of Visegrad hopes that this mechanical pollution of the Drina river won't hurt its booming tourism industry.

"Many are coming here in the first place for the fishing but also because of the tourism. This is the place where the lake for the hydro power plant Bajina Basta ends, and it is an excellent tourism location. The river Drina is full of a variety of fish like trout, carp, catfish and Danube salmon - the queen of clean rivers," said Sasa Kojic, president of Drina Lakes Fisherman Union.

ID : 8116469

Published : 2019-07-19 16:13

Last Modified : 2019-07-19 17:13:00

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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