The liquidation of the Gorodok underground burial of unsuitable pesticides will begin in 2013
The liquidation of the Gorodok underground burial of unsuitable pesticides will begin in 2013, the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Ruslan Vinokurov, informed journalists, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.
According to the National Plan for the Implementation of Obligations Undertaken by the Republic of Belarus for the Implementation of the Provisions of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants for 2011-2015, work on the liquidation of the Gorodok underground burial of unsuitable pesticides must be carried out within the next two years. It is estimated that over 400 tons of pesticide mixtures are stored there.
In the near future, the committee will determine the procedure for carrying out the work, responsible executors, facilities for temporary storage of repacked unsuitable pesticides, and those responsible for safe storage. According to preliminary estimates, Br15 billion is required for the implementation of this project.