The works for the renovation and upgrade of the shopping center in the settlement of Deryneia for an expense that will exceed 150 thousand euros, are expected to begin soon, since according to the Mayor Andros Karagiannis "the refugees are citizens of Deryneia and the Municipal Council is trying to are divided equally in the Municipality of Deryneia and in the settlement ".
As Mr. Karagiannis explained to KYPE, "the project is implemented by the Municipality of Deryneia in collaboration with the Famagusta District Administration and includes the maintenance and renovation of the Shopping Center building including the kiosk and offices, as well as the renovation of the park" He added that "the offers have already been awarded and within a month the work is expected to begin. The renovation of the shopping center will be done piece by piece and what we want is for the works to start as soon as possible, so that the people of the settlement of Deryneia feel that they are not second class residents. They are also residents of Deryneia, since for us there is no distinction or separation between the settlement and Deryneia, we are all one, ie the Municipality of Deryneia ". He also said that the first phase of the project will cost around 60-70 thousand euros, while the whole the project will exceed 150 thousand. With the finding of the necessary resources the project will be completed and we recommend to our people not to worry, since there is the necessary will for its implementation ". Andros Karagiannis noted that" several improvement works have been done in the square of the settlement, such as bus stops and repairs In an effort to upgrade the infrastructure in general and therefore the quality of life of the refugees in the settlement ". According to the Mayor," the separation of the 29 craft plots of the craft area located next to the settlement will be completed soon. The plots of individuals that have been reserved by the Municipality for the creation of the 29 plots have already been expropriated, while we requested an additional loan in order to repay the owners of the plots soon ". He also noted that" we are waiting for the decision of the Council of Ministers 29 these plots and as soon as we have this fact, we will call on the craftsmen to start relocating to the specific area ".Source: KYPE / APE