Environmentalists will take control of the cleanup at livestock farms in the Vitebsk region

April 30, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Ecologists are taking control of the cleanup at all livestock farms in the Vitebsk region, the regional committee for natural resources and environmental protection informed a BELTA correspondent. In the first quarter of this year, agricultural organizations have improved 59 livestock farms and complexes, demolished 34 unused livestock and other agricultural premises, and removed 6.3 million tons of organic fertilizers. Woody and shrub vegetation has been removed from agricultural fields on 3.1 thousand hectares. 2.3 thousand tons of scrap metal have been removed from machine yards. At the same time, tasks for the demolition of unsuitable and unused livestock and other premises of agricultural organizations have not been fulfilled in 13 districts: with a target of 76 facilities, 34 have been demolished. Less than half of the operating farms have been inspected in nine districts. Less than a third of the operating farms have been inspected in four districts. In April alone, ecologists identified cases of organic storage near farms in four districts. In this regard, the regional committee for natural resources and environmental protection has decided to inspect all livestock farms in the region by May 10. As noted by the committee, in the region, in fulfillment of the instruction of the Council of Ministers, measures for tidying up the land and improving settlements for 2012 have been approved. Similar measures have been approved in all cities and districts. A headquarters for tidying up the land and improving the territories of settlements operates in the region, and similar headquarters have been created in cities and districts. Rural and settlement executive committees have developed measures for the improvement of rural settlements. Patronage organizations have been assigned to all villages and settlements to provide assistance in carrying out improvement work. -0-