Land owners affected by construction works of Chisinau - Străseni - Călărași aqueduct to get compensation

Chisinau, Nov. 20 /MOLDPRES/- The Center Regional Development Agency (ADR) has announced the start of the expropriation procedure, based on the Law on the declaration of public utility of national interest for the construction works of Chisinau-Străşeni-Călăraşi aqueduct.

After the publication of the expropriation act in the Official Journal of the Republic of Moldova (November 16, 2023), the expropriator (the State) will submit the expropriation proposal to the land owners within 30 days. "After receiving the expropriation proposal, the owners and holders of the right of use or other real rights over the objects subject to expropriation are obliged to take measures to preserve them. From the moment of receiving the expropriation proposal, the expropriated person, within 45 days, has the right to give his consent or not for an immediate and fair compensation", indicates ADR Centru.

Payment of compensation for expropriated real estate and expropriated rights is based on the expropriation proposal through monetary compensation. The amount of compensation is transferred to the rights holders in a special account opened in the name of the expropriated, in national currency, within 60 days from the moment of submitting the request regarding the payment of compensation.

The project "Improving the water infrastructure in Central Moldova" is financed by the German Government through the state bank "Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau" ("KfW") and the National Fund for Regional and Local Development of the Republic of Moldova. The total value of the project is 25 million euros, including the contribution of our country of 2.65 million euros. The implementation deadline is October 2025.

The main pipeline for water transport has a length of approximately 53 km and will ensure the supply of drinking water to around 28 thousand inhabitants of the Străseni and Călărași districts.