Strpce residents and residents of Donja Bitinja village in the Strpce municipality protest today in front of the municipal building against reconstruction of mini-hydro power plants on the rivers Lepenac, Bolovanka i Kaludjerka, Radio kontakt plus reports. Residents are requesting municipality to cancel decisions for constructing the mini-hydro power plants. Donja Bitinja is a village whose residents also protest construction of mini-hydro power plant. Village representative Agron Rushiti stated earlier there was no public discussion before reconstruction of power plant.

Despite of months-long protests by the local residents “Metkos Group” company from Pristina is continuing with the construction of a mini-hydro power plant at place called Obereka in Strpce municipality, KoSSev portal reported on Saturday. Even though local residents prevented the construction on Friday, the company accompanied by the special police units from Urosevac and local police officers resumed construction only one day after. More than 70 Strpce residents gathered to protest again.