More than Br3 billion allocated for yard improvements in Vitebsk

November 17, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. More than Br3 billion has been allocated for the improvement of courtyard areas in Vitebsk this year, the chairman of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee, Viktor Nikolaikin, told a BELTA correspondent. The city program "Courtyards", adopted for the first time in the regional center and designed for 2009-2010, includes more than 300 facilities. This year, capital repairs have been carried out in more than 30 courtyard areas. Asphalt pavement has been repaired, tiles have been laid, and passages to entrances have been improved in almost 200 areas. The financing of the works was carried out from funds accumulated in the accounts of the Housing and Communal Services Enterprises (ZhRET) under the item "Technical Maintenance". In 2010, it is planned to allocate about Br12 billion for the implementation of the city program. The "Courtyards" program is part of a large-scale reconstruction of Vitebsk, which includes the improvement of central streets, the creation of leisure infrastructure, and changes in the color and lighting design of the regional center. -0-