Flood protection in Lower Austria: 28 million euros for new projects!

Flood protection in Lower Austria: 28 million euros for new projects!

Amstetten, Österreich - heavy rain and floods have obtained the need for a robust water infrastructure in Austria. In a recent meeting of the Water Management Commission, impressive 1,185 projects were approved that trigger 144 million euros in funding, reports OTS . Lower Austria has received most of Lower Austria with 28.3 million euros, which enables investments of a total of 91.6 million euros. Water Minister Norbert Tettschnig emphasized the urgency of taking the signs of climate change seriously and acting accordingly.

priority for drinking water supply

With around 7.57 million euros, 132 projects for drinking water supply and wastewater disposal in Lower Austria are supported. This leads to total investments of 43.8 million euros. Comfortable emphasized that drinking water supply projects are particularly important in order to ensure healthy water resources in the future. An example of these efforts is the management information system of the municipal abnormal association Hohe Wand-Steinfeld, which is supported with a funding of 240,000 euros.

In addition, 19.1 million euros flow into flood protection to realize 170 projects, including 58 immediate measures to remedy damage from current flood events. Combard said that every euro invested in flood protection is an investment in more security. The ecologization of waters also remains a central concern; For six projects in Lower Austria, 1.66 million euros are made available to restore the environment and rehabilitate habitats, according to meinzirk.at .