Because, during the discussion of issues concerning the installation of elevators in apartment buildings of government housing estates, statements were heard in sessions of the competent Parliamentary Committee on Refugees that do not correspond to reality, the Ministry of Interior wishes to clarify the following:
The Programme for the installation of lifts in government housing estates concerns the installation of lifts in 368 existing blocks of flats nationwide. To date, the installation of lifts in 115 blocks of flats has been completed at a cost of €12 million, while the installation of lifts in a further 17 blocks of flats in government settlements in the districts of Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca is currently underway at a total cost of €3.5 million,
For another 13 apartment buildings in government settlements in the Limassol and Larnaca Districts, the process of preparing tender documents and inviting tenders is underway, with a view to starting construction works in 2023, at a total estimated cost of approximately €3.0 million.
For another 13 apartment buildings in government settlements in the Limassol and Larnaca Districts, the process of preparing tender documents and inviting tenders is underway, with a view to starting construction works in 2023, at a total estimated cost of approximately €3.0 million.
The Department of Urban Planning and Zoning has completed relevant studies for the installation of lifts in the remaining blocks of flats, based on which it has been determined that in 99 blocks of flats it is technically feasible to promote the projects and therefore a process is underway to secure the consent of all the co-owners of each of these blocks of flats in order to promote the implementation of the projects. At this stage, the preparation of plans and documents for the call for tenders for the installation of lifts in 30 of these blocks of flats, with a total estimated cost of around €6.0 million, is underway,
For a number of blocks of flats, the installation of lifts requires the demolition of illegal additions carried out by certain co-owners.
It should be noted that, in the ongoing and planned projects relating to the Programme for the Reconstruction of Buildings in Government Housing Estates, lifts are installed in all new blocks of flats under construction.
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