Source: Beta News / Politics | 10.08.26 | access_time 15:18Rada Trajkovic (BETAPHOTO/ARMENIJA ZAJMI BESEVIC)Kosovo politician Rada Trajkovic said on Aug. 10 that diverting the Ibar River would jeopardize water supply for nearly 800,000 people in Kosovo, hoping that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's idea was merely part of an election campaign. "Diverting the course of the Ibar River would leave without drinking water the residents of northern Kosovo, Gracanica, Caglavica, Pristina and other places, or rather a nearly 800,000-strong population. Water from Gazivode Lake is also used to irrigate that entire area of Kosovo and to cool the boilers at the Obilic thermal power plant, meaning electricity production would also be halted. The plan of the state leadership, as announced by Vucic, is a path toward a humanitarian catastrophe," Trajkovic said. infoTo get full access to all content of interest see ourSubscription offerOrRegister for freeAnd read up to 5 articles each month.