Vitebsk region boarding schools will allocate Br17 billion for preparation for the new heating season.

May 18, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Br17 billion will be allocated for the preparation of stationary social institutions in the Vitebsk region for the new heating season. This was announced today by Yakov Zhulev, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, at a meeting of the department, a BELTA correspondent reports. The funds will be directed not only to the preparation of heat sources, but also to the reconstruction and major repair of buildings. Yakov Zhulev emphasized the need for more active involvement of sponsorship. The Selyutsky (Br39.7 million of sponsorship funds attracted in the first quarter), Bogushevsky (Br18 million, respectively), and Polotsk (Br8.6 million) boarding schools are working positively in this direction. Regarding the main tasks for preparation for the new inter-season period, the First Deputy Chairman of the committee noted the need for timely and full assimilation of allocated budget funds, as well as the procurement of 60 tons of coal, 12 thousand cubic meters of firewood, and 900 tons of peat briquettes by October 1. Footwear and clothing for residents should be fully purchased by October. Work on the preparation of heat sources should be completed by September 1. In addition, within the next few months, boarding schools should transfer boiler houses to the balance of the housing and communal services. The 2010/2011 heating season in the stationary social institutions of the region passed without incident, in normal operation. Inspections and repairs of boiler equipment were carried out on time. The share of local types of fuel in the total volume of consumption in boarding schools was 86.7%, which is the best indicator among all regions of the republic. At the same time, 100% use of local types of fuel was achieved in the Aleksandrovsky, Selyutsky, Braslavsky, and Yakovlevichsky boarding schools. The energy saving indicator was minus 12.8% with a target of minus 10% set by the regional executive committee. The highest results in its implementation were achieved by the Polotsk (minus 18.5%), Gluboksky (minus 17.4%), and Braslavsky (minus 17.3%) boarding schools. -0-