More than Br150 billion allocated for the improvement of settlements in the Vitebsk region in the first half of the year

July 14, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. In the Vitebsk region, over Br150 billion was allocated for the improvement of settlements and tidying up the land in the first half of the current year. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Vitebsk Regional Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Improvement measures were carried out in all sectors of the national economy. Thus, in agricultural organizations, order was established at 288 machine yards, 1.3 thousand livestock farms, and 416 grain cleaning and drying complexes. Work on improving the contour of fields and clearing woody and shrubby vegetation was carried out on 26 thousand hectares. In the region's forest fund, 17.6 thousand km of green strips adjacent to highways were cleared of debris. 400 rest areas were equipped along the roads. More than 30 thousand trees and shrubs were planted. 213 rest areas were improved on water bodies. In settlements, more than 90 hectares of lawns and 114 decorative compositions were created. Approximately 4 million flowers were required for their decoration. In addition, in the first half of the year, 89 parks, boulevards, and squares were improved in the Vitebsk region, and 21 benchmark facilities appeared. The progress of the program for the improvement of settlements and tidying up the land for 2010 will be discussed on July 15 at a meeting of the regional board, the committee noted. The event will be attended by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus Vladimir Tsalko, heads of city and district inspectorates for natural resources and environmental protection of the Vitebsk region, and representatives of regional structures: the committee for agriculture and food, the department of housing and communal services, the land management and geodesy service, and the regional center for hygiene, epidemiology, and public health.