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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Ognjen ZORIC

Belgrade's Sewage Problem Festers Despite Pledges

Construction of the promised new sewage pumping stations at the Sava-Danube confluence has still not begun (Credit: AFP)

The sight of ducklings struggling to swim in Belgrade's stinking sewage-choked rivers is one residents hope a long-promised wastewater treatment plant will make a thing of the past.

"We build impressive buildings where everything looks pristine, all glass and fancy. Yet right next to them, sewers discharge directly into the river," cyclist Zoran Bukvic complained to AFP.

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