Sewerage treatment plant in Mia Milia, north Cyprus

Mayor of Nicosia Eleni Mavrou signed an agreement for the construction of a new sewerage treatment plant in Mia Milia, a village in the Turkish occupied areas.
Mavrou told CNA that the agreement provides for the procedure for the construction of the plant, the cost, the sharing of the sum and management.
She added that the project will replace the existing plant in Mia Milia and the total cost of its replacement will reach about 30 million euros.
The new sewerage treatment plant will serve 200,000 people in the government controlled areas of the Republic.
Mavrou said the sum will be shared between the two communities, depending on the use, and it is estimated that for the Greek Cypriot side it will be 70% and for the Turkish Cypriot side 30%.
Regarding construction work, Mavrou said that in the beginning of March the EU office in Cyprus will open tenders and that the project is expected to be concluded by the year 2011.
Preparations have already been made by a joint committee of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot experts, with the assistance of the EU, Mavrou added.
She noted that the plant will be the largest in Cyprus and will provide high quality water.