, ▁unlike ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁European ▁countries . ▁ ▁When ▁newly ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁some ▁fl ats ▁in ▁this ▁settlement ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁Roma ▁who ▁had ▁re located ▁from ▁pover ty - str icken ▁locations ▁in ▁a ▁government ▁effort ▁to ▁integrate ▁the ▁Roma ▁population . ▁Other ▁fl ats ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁families ▁of ▁military ▁and ▁law - en for cement ▁personnel . ▁However , ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁police ▁families ▁gradually ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁resid ences ▁and ▁the ▁living ▁conditions ▁for ▁the ▁Roma ▁population ▁d eter ior ated . ▁O ng o ing ▁fail ures ▁to ▁pay ▁b ills ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁dis connection ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁supply ▁and ▁an ▁emer gency ▁plan ▁was ▁eventually ▁created ▁to ▁provide ▁running ▁water ▁for ▁two ▁hours ▁per ▁day ▁to ▁mit ig ate ▁against ▁the ▁bill ▁payment ▁issue . ▁Similarly ▁to ▁Chan ov , ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁buildings ▁were ▁stri pped ▁of ▁their ▁materials ▁and ▁were ▁eventually ▁torn ▁down ; ▁again , ▁the ▁Roma ▁residents ▁were ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁cul pr its ▁who ▁were ▁to ▁bl ame ▁for ▁the ▁the ft ▁of ▁the ▁materials . ▁ ▁The ▁various ▁legal ▁h ind ran ces ▁to ▁their ▁traditional ▁nom adic ▁l ifest yle ▁have ▁forced ▁many ▁trav elling ▁Roma ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁unsafe ▁areas , ▁such ▁as ▁ex - indust rial ▁areas , ▁former ▁land fill s ▁or ▁other ▁waste ▁areas ▁where ▁poll ut ants ▁have ▁affected ▁rivers , ▁streams ▁or ▁ground water . ▁Con sequently , ▁Roma ▁are ▁often