Imagine living in Čačak and carrying water in buckets for decades just to water your fields! Well, welcome to reality until just last year, because the Parmenac irrigation canal was finally reconstructed after nearly seventy years! Yes, you read that right — 70 years of waiting for water for farmers!
This 5.5-kilometer-long canal, once the heart of agriculture in the area, was almost unusable due to wear and tear. But now, thanks to a €5.7 million investment funded by a loan between Serbia and the United Arab Emirates, things have drastically changed.
Just a year ago, only 6 users relied on the canal, and today there are 86! Yes, 86 lucky landowners who can water their fields without struggling with buckets and hoses. And that’s not all — there are plans to expand the canal, build a new pumping station, and digitize the system. Each user gets their own hydro key and knows exactly how much water they’ve used.
The director of JP Srbijavode, Goran Puzović, and the mayor of Čačak, Milun Todorović, visited the site and highlighted this as a prime example of successful cooperation between the state and local government.
Residents of the village Prijevor, like Rina Miloš Mijailović, say this system is a lifesaver. For decades, they carried water in buckets, and now they can water five to six plots a day.
This project isn’t just about water — it’s about life, the future of agriculture in Čačak, and how technology can change the daily lives of ordinary people.
If you thought irrigation was a boring topic, think again! This canal proves that even after 70 years of waiting, a real revolution can happen. So, who’s up for waking up other parts of Serbia and getting their own canals? Drop your thoughts below — is this the start of a new era or just a drop in the ocean of problems?
