Several Bulgarian environmental organisations voiced their opposition to the vast project Super Borovets meant to reconstruct, develop and modernize the popular Rila Mountain resort.

Bulgarian media reported that the environmentalists warn that the project should be discontinued as it will cause irreparable damage to the animal and plant life.

The news came a month after an expert group of environmental officials gave their approval for the eco-feasibility report of Super Borovets.

The enormous complex planned to encompass the towns of Samokov and Beli Iskar and also the Borovets resort aims to attract investments of about BGN 300 M in the construction of hotels and various types of equipment.

Plans include the construction of a special 7,000-bedspace village, social communication center, entertainment sites, shopping centers , winter sports facilities, swim pools, tennis and golf courses.

Within the projected three zones of construction, as per height above sea level, the ski tracks and lifts will be linked into a common network.

Bulgarian, as well as Italian, Spanish, German and British companies have already shown interest to participate in the Super Borovets project.

The modernization project of Borovets seeks to improve the prospective candidature of Bulgaria for Winter Olympic Games 2014.