More than 16 projects are being implemented or are being planned in the Region of Thessaly, which ensure the irrigation of over 500,000 acres, said the Minister of Rural Development, Kostas Tsiaras, during the presentation made at the event at the Town Hall of Nice, in front of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The irrigation projects have a total budget of 340 million euros and have been included in the program of the HYPAAT “YDOR 2.0”.

Also, as noted by Mr. Tsiaras, it has been announced for the TOEBs and the GOEBs to settle their debts, amounting to 87 million euros, to the PPC and other providers, measures which will relieve the rural population of the country.

At the same time, it has been decided that the OEBs in Thessaly will be abolished and the relevant activities will be integrated into the new Water Management Organization of Thessaly, with the State assuming 75% of the debt of the OEB of Thessaly (a total of 8 million euros).

Among the projects presented during the Prime Minister’s visit to Thessaly are:

  • REHABILITATION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE IRRIGATION NETWORKS OF TOEB TAUROPOU (WATER 2.0 PROJECT THROUGH PPP). It is a project to irrigate the lands of 19 villages and settlements in the Prefecture, with a total length of 685 km. The total serviced area of ​​the project amounts to 115,000 acres, i.e. the entire area managed by TOEB Tavropos. The total construction budget amounts to 114 million euros (plus VAT). The above project is going to serve the irrigation of the farms of Kanalia, Paleoklisiou, Karditsa, Roussos, Artesianou, Kryas Vrysis, Georgikos, Mitropolis, Fragos, Fanarios, Loxadas, Makryhori, Stavros, Prodromos and Myrinis of the Karditsa Regional Unit.
  • IRRIGATION NETWORK OF LARISA – ORFANA OF KARDITSAS (WATER 2.0 (SDIT). The construction budget of the project amounts to 80,148,358 million euros (plus VAT). It is a project that covers approximately 74,300 acres of total area and includes:
  • 11 daily reformation tanks (7,000 m³ 11,500 m³)
  • 11 pumping stations (52 pumps)
  • About 325 km of network pipelines
  • CONSTRUCTION OF A TANK OF LARISA IN POURNARIOU-AMPELAKION LOCATION “LIVADOTOPOS” (PAA 2014-2022). The budget amounts to 10,969,698 euros and the object is the construction of a dam on the Livadorema stream, which flows into P. Pinios, and of the water transport and distribution pipelines.
  • CONSTRUCTION OF TAMIEYTHRA IN THE LOCATION: “AGIOKAMPOS-LIVADOTOS” NORTH OF LARISA (PAA 2014-2022). The budget reaches 21,185,000 euros. The object is the construction of a dam at the location Agiokambos – Livadotopos, on the Puri stream in the area of ​​Agiokambos in Larissa Prefecture, aiming to cover the needs of irrigation, water supply, but also the environmental needs of the plain of Agia – Anavras.
  • CONSTRUCTION OF A TANK AT THE DELERIA LOCATION – “CHIMARROS BEGDENI” AND OF THE ASSOCIATED PROJECTS (TRANSPORT PIPE, ACCESS ROADS, IRRIGATION NETWORK). It concerns the construction and operation of a water reservoir at Deleria – “Cheimarros Begdeni” and the accompanying works which are the water transport pipeline, the irrigation network and the necessary access roads. While the 2nd Savings Bank of Glavkis of Larissa and the Kastri Savings Bank of Lakeria Municipality have already been completed. The total budget reaches 27 million euros.
  • UNDERGROUND UPGRADING OF THE IRRIGATION NETWORK OF T.O.E.V SELLANON KARDITSA. It concerns the undergrounding of the existing irrigation network, with the aim of water management, which will be based on irrigation planning and the measurement of applied water.
  • CONSTRUCTION OF IRRIGATION NETWORK OF TRIKALON. The budget reaches 13.1 million euros, with the project concerning the construction of underground pipelines with a total length of 255,230 meters in farms in the 4 Municipalities of Trikala Prefecture (TRIKKAION, KALAMPAKAS, PYLIS, FARKADONAS).
  • REMAINING WORKS OF THE “LITHAIOUS DAM – REMOVAL” PROJECT
  • The NEOHORITI DAM OF FARKADONAS MUNICIPALITY with a reservoir of 32 million m3 and a total irrigated area of ​​270,000 acres, against agricultural land of 462,500 acres (future project).
  • “CONSTRUCTION OF LAKE RESERVOIR XERIA ALMYRO N. MAGNISIA”. The object of the project is the construction of technical works for the collection and utilization of the winter flood runoff of the Xeria stream to cover the irrigation needs of the area. As it was emphasized, an assessment of the damages and a re-auction of the project must be done.
  • CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER TRANSPORTATION PIPELINE FROM THE DRY LAKE TANK OF ALMYRO, MAGNISIA PROVINCE. The budget amounts to 3,558,800 euros and concerns the construction of the water transport pipeline from the Xeria reservoir to Efxinoupoli and Almyros in the Municipality of Almyros and which will serve local irrigation needs.
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