The government of Andrej Babiš is planning to build dozens of dams due to the drought. In the Rakovník and Žatec regions, the Agrofert holding, which has invested heavily in the area and bought up hop fields, could also benefit from the billion-skull construction of water reservoirs. Critics warn of negative impacts on the Ohře River, from which the water is to be taken.
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The government of Andrej Babiš is planning to build dozens of dams due to the drought. In the Rakovník and Žatec regions, the Agrofert holding, which has invested heavily in the area and bought up hop fields, could also benefit from the billion-skull construction of water reservoirs. Critics warn of negative impacts on the Ohře River, from which the water is to be taken.