Minister for national investment plan Verica Kalanovic, State Secretary for Tourism Goran Petkovic and acting Director-General PC "Ski resorts Serbia" (Skijalista Srbije), Nebojsa Skoric today have set cornerstone at the site Gobelja at Kopaonik, and with this start officialy building new four seat lift on this mountain.
          "This is the beginning of the planning of investment in Kopaonik, and investment in infrastructure on this mountain is supposed to convert to center that meets all standards of modern European centers. After a detailed analysis of a master plan, investment will be continued" the minister for NIP Verica Kalanović and added that the development of tourist infrastructure secures inflow of funds from the tourists as well as the development of Brus municipality and Raska.
          Secretary of State for Tourism Goran Petkovic said that the its modern four seat lift and that is the beginning of its construction is announcement of the planning of investment in Kopaonik. He added that it will be, when at the beginning of the next year, the results are known a master plan for this mountain, they will know how to develop the ski resort, summer facilities and hotels.
          "Consultations With the contractors of a master plan was completed and lift" Gobelja "has already been engaged into this plan," said Petkovic, and pointed out that this project will open doors to new investors.
          Ski resorts Serbia is ready for the forthcoming winter season and, according to the acting Director-General of the company Nebojsa Skoric, in the course of the finishing work on the installation for artificial snow, new strainer for snow has been acquired, and the tracks will be prepared at the European level.
          New ski lift at the location Gobelja, manufacturers Doppelmayr, will be transporting up to 2.400 skiers per hour, the momentum will be 5 meters per second. Driving cell will be at 1.694 and turning station at 1.926 meters above sea level. Total length of the four seat litf will be 840 meters.   
          The value of these investments is around 253 million dinars, and it is financed from means of investment plan.

 

Source: Business newspapers