LOCAL AGENDA 21 – LOCAL PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE ...

41GIURGIUZONES FOR SPORTS AND LEISUREItemNo.NameQuality of Area at PresentArea NecessaryFacilities M 2 M 2 /inhab. M 2 M 2 /inhab.1. Sugar Factory Stadium Bad 31,000 0.62 - -2. SNG Stadium Bad 15,000 - - -Total 46,000 0.62 74,000 1.00There is a deficit of 28,000m 2 for the municipality.I.2.3.9. Civil SocietyData provided by the Giurgiu Court indicates that 30NGOs have been established in the municipality since1990. Out of all these organisations, only a few areactually active: Ion Vinea Youth Association, GreenWhite and Wild Association, Concordia Association,Romanian Scouts-Giurgiu branch, Licurici Association,Open Doors Cultural Foundation, Saint GeorgeFoundation, New Alliance Ecologist Society, and Helpyour Neighbour Association. To date, only projects atthe local level and with minimum financing have beenundertaken, due to the weak development of the NGOsector.I.2.3.10. Public SafetyPublic safety in the city is secured by the municipalpolice force (184 police officers) and the PublicGuardians (78 officers). In 2001, efforts were madetowards preventive actions, particularly in publicplaces. Co-operation between the law enforcementagents was more efficient and no specific problemswere reported. The city has a special fire brigade andthe required equipment for rapid intervention.I.2.3.11. Civil ProtectionThe Inspectorate for Civil Protection is a departmentwithin the City Hall, which was established accordingto Law no.106/1996, Law for civil protection, Lawno.124/1995 for protection against disasters and H.G.no. 222/1997 for evacuation of residents in case of adisaster.The Inspectorate carries out its activities via 16specialised committees for various fields. In themunicipality, there are commissions for civil protectionoperating within 53 industrial businesses and publicinstitutions. All of them have inspectors for civilprotection and units for emergency intervention in thecase of a disaster.Population notification is carried out by specific meansof communication such as telephone lines, a radiostation, and Motorola receivers, all located at thecommand centre.■