The Ministry of Natural Resources supports the decision to ban the use of technical salt

January 27, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus supports the Ministry of Health's decision to ban the use of technical salt and liquid calcium chloride as anti-icing agents. This was stated to journalists, answering a question from a BELTA correspondent, by the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Vladimir Tsalko. In Vitebsk, he is taking part in a meeting of the regional committee for natural resources and environmental protection. "We have a positive attitude towards all initiatives that benefit nature and people," the minister emphasized. Vladimir Tsalko noted that the quality of life, health, recreation, and people's ability to work directly depend on the state of nature. Therefore, in 2010, declared the Year of Quality, serious tasks will be set to improve the environmental situation in the republic. The formation of working groups to determine the plan of relevant measures has already begun, the head of the department added. The ban on the use of liquid calcium chloride and technical salt as anti-icing agents on sidewalks and pedestrian areas came into effect on January 22. The innovation does not apply to the roadway. -0-