- Big money is invested in this and it is a must to make it safe for the people living around, says Niklas Jonsson (S) municipal council for Uppvidinge municipality, who also submitted the proposal to get started with renovation.

The dam is worn and has leaked sharply for several years and there has been, according to experts, the risk that it will burst and cause major damage.

- The worst that could have happened is if the dam had given way and a flood wave had come downstream and taken with it adjacent houses and properties where people live. Such a situation would mean that the water level in the lake had risen to a high level and caused a natural disaster, says Niklas Jonsson.

Should have been done earlier

Even though the politicians in the municipality have long known about the critical situation, they have still chosen to postpone the problem.

- Why we have not addressed this in the past, you may ask our representatives. We have taken expertise into this and they have stated clearly that something much needed to be done earlier.

Exactly when the work will be finished you do not know but the work will last all winter.