Balgarianovinite.com Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov, who also chairs Bulgaria’s National Water Board, inspected critical uncleared river sections in the catchment areas of the Struma and Konska rivers together with Pernik Regional Governor Lyudmil Veselinov, the government press service reported on Friday.
During the inspection near the town of Batanovtsi, authorities concluded that urgent clearing work is needed. Governor Veselinov described the site as one of the most problematic within the Pernik region. The stretch is state-owned and requires significant coordination to clear; the regional administration has a project prepared with an indicative value of around BGN 3 million.
Veselinov assured Zafirov that the entire region has ready-to-implement projects for the cleaning of all similar high-risk river segments.
The inspection also highlighted a disparity in maintenance responsibility: municipalities finance the cleaning of rivers running through urban areas, while state-owned sections remain densely overgrown and difficult to access.
During Friday’s regular parliamentary sitting, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced that, within days, the Labour and Social Policy Ministry will finalize agreements on EU funding and launch a dedicated measure to support municipalities in preventing risks linked to dry riverbeds, channels, and reforestation. Additionally, BGN 14 million will be provided for equipment, including protective gear, boats, drones, and other tools for volunteers and staff of the Fire Safety and Civil Protection Directorate.
The National Water Board was established in September 2025 on the initiative of PM Zhelyazkov to coordinate efforts to overcome the 2025 water crisis and prevent similar situations in the future. The cabinet appointed its members, and the board meets twice a month to report to Parliament. Deputy PM Zafirov serves as its Chair, and a dedicated public website was launched in October to increase transparency of its work. Deputy PM Zafirov Inspects High-Risk River Sections in Pernik Region 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-05 16:28:07 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law