Investments in the development of forestry enterprises of the Vitebsk region in 2011 will amount to Br42.5 billion.

April 20, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Vitebsk State Production Forestry Association (PSLHO) intends to invest Br42.5 billion in fixed assets in 2011, the association informed a BELTA correspondent. Over Br10 billion is planned to be allocated for the purchase of logging equipment and timber trucks. Br3.4 billion will be allocated for the purchase of equipment for forest cultivation production. The construction of forestry roads will continue this year in the Orsha, Verkhnedvinsk, Postavy and Surazh forestry enterprises. The cost of these works will be about Br5 billion. The infrastructure of hunting farms in the Polotsk, Postavy, Surazh and Begoml forestry enterprises will also continue to develop, where it is planned to build one hunting lodge each with a total cost of Br1.1 billion. Part of the investments will be directed to the modernization of woodworking industries and the production of wood fuel. In particular, about Br2 billion is planned to be invested in the reconstruction of sawmills and the creation of drying facilities in the Begoml, Orsha and Dretun forestry enterprises. The production of fuel pellets and briquettes will be established in the Begoml, Orsha, Surazh and Ushachi forestry enterprises. The cost of this project will be Br4.5 billion. In January-March, the forestry enterprises of the Vitebsk PSLHO sold products worth Br31.2 billion, or 134.9% compared to the same period last year. Investments in fixed assets for the first quarter amounted to Br9.3 billion. The Vitebsk PSLHO includes 17 forestry enterprises, which comprise 136 forestries. -0-