Corrective damages amounting to 1.5 million euros they will be paid within the current week as the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Lefteris Avgenakis said speaking on “Channel 1” of Piraeus.

The said compensations concern those affected who had identified errors in the initially paid advances by ELGA and had informed the call center of the Organization in Larissa.

Speaking about the issue of Lake Karla, Mr. Avgenakis noted that with today’s conditions, the construction of a tunnel is considered a pharaonic project and announced that the logic that is being used is that of not reaching Karla. Something that can happen according to him, with the construction of water collection points, which can also be used for irrigation.

Regarding the market controls to protect Greek products, the Minister of Rural Development said that “we are not backing down for the sake of anyone”, stressing that the extraordinary controls of mixed levels that started at the end of January, will continue and will be intensified in dairy products as well , and oil, and honey, and fruit and vegetables, but – also in view of Easter – and meat.