Although Pljevlja has been dealing with a lot of air pollution for the last few days, none of those responsible in the Municipality of Pljevlja, the Institute for Public Health (IJZCG) and the Environmental Protection Agency have announced or warned citizens about the measures they should take to partially alleviate the consequences that leave on their health, unhealthy particles that they inhale.
This was announced by the Non-Governmental Organization Legalis, with a reminder that "these days in Pljevlje, record-breaking PM 10 particles have been recorded, the consequences of which have been proven to be catastrophic for people's health, especially for children and the elderly".
"The Environmental Protection Agency does not advertise regarding the catastrophic ecological situation in Pljevlje. On their website and social pages these days you can find a tourist film about the beauties of Montenegro where there are almost no shots from Pljevlje. While they are engaged in promoting tourist attractions, which is the work of the National Tourist Agency, the citizens of Pljevlja are faced with record levels of air pollution. High concentrations of harmful substances in the air have brought Pljevlja to the very top of cities in the world, which are recorded for extremely high concentrations of harmful substances in the air. The Institute of Public Health has so far did not advertise about the threat to the health of the citizens of Pljevlja. This health institution is obliged to organize daily press conferences for the media in order to inform the citizens of Pljevlja about air pollution and give recommendations on health protection. It is already a known fact that the local self-government in Pljevlja is silent about the catastrophic They have been showing their disregard for the health of citizens and the environment for years. Until now, it has not implemented any significant project in the field of environmental protection, while in recent years it has been collecting revenues from environmental fees and 'boasts' of a million-dollar budget," states the statement signed by Miloš Ostojić.
He appealed "to the local self-government in the technical mandate to urgently make a decision and allocate funds from the eco-fee to co-finance the purchase of air purification devices in households in the amount of 70 percent of the selling price".
"We call on the Government of Montenegro and the competent institutions to contribute and finally help solve this multi-decade problem and not to treat the citizens of Pljevlja as if they were second-class citizens. Pljevlja has so far given a lot to Montenegro for the benefit of the citizens of Pljevlja themselves. Administration for inspection duties, an environmental inspector must be appointed as a matter of urgency in Pljevlje, because in addition to polluted air, the people of Pljevlja face other environmental problems. We appeal to the Government of Montenegro to make a decision to make Pljevlje the seat of the Agency for Environmental Protection from the northern region," reads the announcement of the NGO Legalis.
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