But City Councilor Mara Rumiz says authorities are aware they cannot ignore the problem of the shrinking population any longer.

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"The government has identified the critical problem we have at the moment is electricity for all the population.

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"So,this kind of cyclical problem of displacement is extremely unsettling for the population and limits the possibility for the population to reinvest in economic activities such as agriculture,commerce and so on and so forth,".

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