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12/10/2012
£6m For East Belfast Flood Protection
£6m will spent to protect some 1,700 properties in east Belfast from flooding, Stormont ministers have agreed.
The money will be used to include flood alleviation works as part of the £32m Connswater Community Greenway project.
The ongoing project aims to reduce flooding and create a 9km "linear park" following the lines of the Knock, Loop and Connswater Rivers.
Agriculture Minister, Michelle O'Neill, said she secured the money after talks with Finance Minister, Sammy Wilson.
"I have seen, at first hand, the impact that flooding has had and this is great news,” minister O'Neill said.
"My department, through Rivers Agency, will be overseeing the delivery of a substantial programme of works, in partnership with Belfast City Council."
The construction work is due to begin next year.
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The money will be used to include flood alleviation works as part of the £32m Connswater Community Greenway project.
The ongoing project aims to reduce flooding and create a 9km "linear park" following the lines of the Knock, Loop and Connswater Rivers.
Agriculture Minister, Michelle O'Neill, said she secured the money after talks with Finance Minister, Sammy Wilson.
"I have seen, at first hand, the impact that flooding has had and this is great news,” minister O'Neill said.
"My department, through Rivers Agency, will be overseeing the delivery of a substantial programme of works, in partnership with Belfast City Council."
The construction work is due to begin next year.
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