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Johannes Rauch had reason to celebrate on Friday when the state treaty for the Rhesi flood protection project was signed.(Bild: Mathis Fotografie)

Johannes Rauch has been in charge of the Rhesi flood protection project for years. In the "Krone" interview, he talks about the necessity, new habitats and what fascinates him most about the 2 billion euro measures.  

"Krone": Minister Rauch, the Rhesi project of the century is on track.How many years have you been working on it? 
Johannes Rauch: I can't say exactly how many years. But in my role as a regional environmental councillor, I was on the steering committee and was involved with the constantly changing plans, different variants and also attended a large number of public information events. I have followed the entire process up to the current state treaty, right up to a variant that can be submitted for the environmental impact assessment.