United against pollution
Graçanka River, a decades-old problem for Albanians and Serbs.
The river once supported life, while now it carries waste. Photo: Ferdi Limani/K2.0
Egzona Shala-Kadiu says the Graçanka River is under severe ecological stress. Photo: Ferdi Limani / K2.0
According to the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, the main source of pollution in the river is untreated urban wastewater. Photo: Ferdi Limani / K2.0
The foul smell is a common phenomenon in many parts of Kosovo where rivers are affected by sewage discharge. Photo: Ferdi Limani / K2.0.
Mirković explained that because the river flows through the municipalities of Graçanica and Prishtina, responsibility is constantly shifted back and forth. Photo: Ferdi Limani / K2.0.
Shqipron Xhema
Shqipron Xhema is a journalist at ALLXO.com, where KT covers politics. He joined the Internews Kosova team in September 2023, while they are not journalists in 2018 at Tribuna Channel, for all those behind Gazeta Blic and RTV TEMA. Shqipron has basic studies in Political Science at the University of Pristina.
This story was originally written in Albanian.