Ahmetasevic: SARAJEVO no water, no food, but there MERLIN

Sarajevo is certainly one of the poorest major cities in Europe, which is not the city is not cantonal authorities do not care much. They decided to organize a New Year's Eve, which will sing Dino, their favorite musician. But, at the expense of citizens.On the press conference we announced that Sarajevo has a large market, as most cities have, but "we Dino Merlin," they said. Unfortunately, the market is not the only thing we lack in this city.

Every night, at midnight, the greater part of Sarajevo remained without water. Often the same happened during the day. And where there is water, not infrequently it is yellow and has a strange smell. And when we have when we do not have water, we pay the bills, which are well above the European average.

Not only water which Sarajevo no. In the new year we will get dirty, many hungry, unemployed, scared, or we will pay for the entry of about 370,000 KM. Only for production, they noted our organizers. The contractor is a gentleman, so he at least said at a press conference at which he announced the event, however, waiving his part.

As a reminder, the annual budget of a public kitchen is less than 200,000 KM. The city has five public kitchen and it is not enough to feed all the hungry citizens of Sarajevo. Every day we pass by people, the elderly, and parents with children who are looking for food in containers. Only in the kitchens of the Red Cross currently held 1,587 people. The annual budget of the public kitchens is 196.000 marks. Those who come to the soup kitchen can get one meal a day.

In Sarajevo, there is no money for public kitchens, but we Dino Merlin.

Supporters of the celebration, which will cost 370,000 citizens, they say that the number of tourists to come and spend money that night in Sarajevo, to justify this expense. I saw that they did a study on how, or are they somehow concluded. Perhaps such an argument could stand and if there were a reliable system of tax collection and registration of tourists, among others. On that basis one could and make an assessment. The city is working on hundreds of hostels, hotels, motels, plus who knows how many apartments are issued in the Airbnb system. No one reported the guests why Canton, and citizens, losing who knows how much money a year. So it will be this New Year. But we Dino Merlin.

No one will come to Sarajevo for only one night. Those who come would like to see something else, to experience something else. But the museum is cold, often leaking. In cafes is almost impossible to breathe because we remain one of the few countries in Europe where smoking is still allowed in public places. But we Dino Merlin.They will not come here no one because of the mountains. Bjelasnica is almost ruined by ugly concrete buildings, will soon disappear and Trebević the invasion of kitsch objects in which to entertain the rich. Spring of Bosnia is on its last legs. Maybe soon disappear and our oasis, but it remains to Merlin.

Finally, to return again to the reduction of water. Why would anyone come to celebrate the New Year in the city in which the stroke of midnight can not even wash your hands? But can listen Dino Merlin with superb production.

We do not have water, they say, because it is outdated water supply network, as well as a complete system of collecting water, its cleansing and distribution to users. There is still a great power tubes originating from the Austro-Hungarian period, according to the competent. Recently, the media reported that due to the hollow and faulty network, but also because of the tens of thousands of illegal connections, a large number of non-payers, the lack of investment for reconstruction and repair of the system and the general lack of concern for the government functioning municipal water supply, every day we lose almost 70 percent water. And all this in a city that essentially there is enough water to be able to supply not only built the Canton but also much wider.

Authorities say that water is flowing, when running, not good quality. The controls are carried out limited because competent not provide enough money for regular water quality control. Why would you say someone from Slovenia, where the right to water a public good, come to stink in Sarajevo? Repair of the water supply system would cost millions, but if you already removed 370,000 thousand, at least, the first step can be done. But that will not happen. But we Dino Merlin.I believe that most people, when someone asked, gladly renounced mass' party in favor of repair at least part of the water system, or more importantly, for the benefit of citizens and to the New Year, as well as in each new day, go hungry.

When the authorities in this Canton to understand, to show that they have at least a minimum of human decency. And political maturity. If they do not remember the citizens, then to the gentleman at the beginning of the text could not do it. Because the times are more than kokuzna, Dino.

• 22 Nov, 2016
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