Kursumlija (Serbien) – Due to huge electricity debts,

some 100 Roma families in Kursumlija are left without electricity.

(Automatic translation, original down below) Wednesday 13.03.2013 | 11:39 / Source: Beta

Soon all the Roma will be excluded from electricity, Bosko Ajdinović, Roma coordinator in this town in southern Serbia told BETA. Kursumlija has about 225 Roma families, and every family owes on average between 200,000 and 700,000 dinars. (1 800 – 6300 euros) Ajdinović warns that the Roma from Kuršumlija are in a very difficult situation because, among them about 150 children. As he says, these Roma are not able to pay back the debt for electricity, because 90 percent of these are users of Soup Kitchen.

„The problem is, that the users Soup Kitchen have only the one free meal a day and have no other income. They do not have money to pay for the electricity. Half of them have already turned off electricity, and we expect everyone else to remain without power. The situation is alarming  because are the most difficult situation children. Almost 70 percent of Roma are affected by nhygienic living conditions, „said Ajdinović.

Out of 225 Roma in Kursumlija, only five are employed.

Ajdinović says that early last year, the same has happened and Elektrodistribucija Kursumlija excluded from power the entire Roma community and Roma did chapel at traffic lights themselves included electricity cables that are engaged with telephone poles to their homes.

sreda 13.03.2013 | 11:39

Bez struje 100 romskih porodica

Izvor: Beta

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Kuršumlija — Zbog velikih dugovanja za utrošenu električnu energiju, oko 100 romskih porodica u Kuršumliji ostalo je bez struje.

Uskoro će svim Romima biti isključena električna energija kazao je Beti koordinator za romska pitanja Boško Ajdinović u tom gradu na jugu Srbije. U Kuršumliji živi oko 225 romskih porodica, a u proseku za utrošenu struju svaka porodica duguje od 200.000 do 700.000 dinara. Ajdinović upozorava da su Romi iz Kuršumlije u veoma teškoj situaciji, jer je među njima oko 150 dece.

Kako kaže, ovi Romi nisu u mogućnosti da plate zaostali dug za struju, jer su 90 odsto njih korisnici Narodne kuhinje.

„Problem je, jer svi korisnici Narodne kuhinje imaju jedino taj jedan besplatni obrok dnevno i nemaju drugih prihoda. Oni nemaju novac da plate struju. Polovini njih je već isključena struja, a očekujemo da i svi ostali ostanu bez struje. Situacija je alarmantna, jer su u najtežoj situaciji deca. Takođe je gotovo 70 odsto Roma obolelo zbog nehigijenskih uslova za život“, kazao je Ajdinović.

Inače, od 225 Roma u Kuršumliji, zaposleno je svega njih petoro.

Ajdinović kaže da se početkom prošle godine isto dogodilo i da je Elektrodistribucija iz Kuršumlije isključila struju celom romskom naselju, pa su se Romi peli na bandere i sami uključivali električnu energiju, kablovima koje su sprovodili sa bandera do svojih kuća.

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