Brienz GR could be relocated to Tiefencastel and Alvaneu
Published: Wednesday, Nov 20th 2024, 21:00
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The Grisons village of Brienz GR, which was once again evacuated due to a rock avalanche, could be relocated to Tiefencastel GR and Alvaneu GR. The municipality of Albula presented a corresponding concept on Wednesday. However, the financing has not yet been finalized.
The municipality's concept envisages creating living space for 70 people in Alvaneu village and 100 people in Tiefencastel, as the municipal authorities presented to the residents concerned on Wednesday evening.
However, it is still unclear who would finance such a relocation. The municipality has asked the federal government and the canton for subsidies, said Benno Burtscher, president of the responsible commission of the municipality of Albula. On Tuesday, the federal government sent "a basically positive response" to the canton. However, this still had to be analyzed.
There are two rescue measures for the threatened village of Brienz. In addition to the resettlement measures that have now been finalized, a drainage tunnel is being built under the village. This is intended to drain the land mass and thus massively stem the landslides.
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