Euthanized cows infected with cow fever will be buried on the territory of the Danilovgrad municipality, some seven kilometers from the weekend settlement Studeno ka Ponikvici.
This was confirmed by the President of the Danilovgrad Municipality, Aleksandar Grgurović, to "Vijesta".
Previously, several residents of Danilovgrad told "Vijesta" that infected cows were being transported in three trucks to the weekend settlement of Studeno and that, according to their knowledge, they would bury them there, claiming that it was an ecological disaster.
They claim that there are regulations and procedures for burying this type of waste, which, according to them, were not respected in this case.
The locals say that they will not allow the trucks to pass back, and they also announce a protest in front of the Municipality of Danilovgrad.
However, Grgurović explains that the regulations and procedures were respected.
"In the past few days, I have visited more than 25 locations and we found this one on state-owned land 6,5 to 7 kilometers from Studen to Ponikvica, and it is also far from Ponikvica. food safety that follows the burial process. We do not intend to poison anyone, because there is no other solution, for the animals we don't have a single one anymore, which will mean that the cows will be released on farms and villages and that we will have an absolute infection," Grgurović said.
He stated in the announcement, which was delivered from the Municipality of Danilovgrad, that the burial of euthanized necks at the mentioned location is completely safe and legal.
"This location, which is owned by the state of Montenegro, is not located near a water source and does not pose any threat to the environment or to the health of the population. There is no permanent population at the location, which further confirms the safety of this procedure. The State Property Administration gave is the consent for the use of this plot, and the burial process is under the constant supervision of the Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs they use large amounts of disinfectants in order to speed up the process of decomposition of animal carcasses and reduce any possible danger. It should be emphasized that the throats of four agricultural farms, where the disease kyu fever spread, were taken, and everything was done to suppress further contamination," he said. Grgurovic.
He added that this process is essential for the protection of public health and for preventing the spread of infection, and that the chosen location is absolutely the best possible for the burial of euthanized necks.
"As the president of the Municipality, and at the same time a native of Bjelopavlić whose family lives in Danilovgrad, I would certainly not abuse the trust of the citizens nor would I ever do anything that would endanger the health of the residents," Grgurović stated, among other things.
Locals of the Nikšić Parish today blocked all roads leading to the town of Rakočica, after they received unofficial information that trucks with euthanized cows infected with cow fever were allegedly headed for that place.
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