Br60 billion has been allocated for the improvement of settlements in the Vitebsk region for January-June.

July 21, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Br60 billion has been allocated for the improvement of settlements in the Vitebsk region in January-June of the current year. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by Zhanna Oleinikova, head of the state control department for the protection and use of lands, flora and fauna, subsoil, and specially protected areas of the Vitebsk Regional Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. A large volume of work was carried out in the first half of the year on the revival of the historical appearance of Vitebsk, the reconstruction of buildings of cultural and historical value, the construction of new public facilities, and the improvement of the city. Thus, the second stage of Victory Square and Suvorov pedestrian street, Moskovsky Avenue, and Gagarin Street were reconstructed. The fairway on the Western Dvina River was cleared, and three piers were equipped. Five boat stations were built on the Viteb River. Its floodplain with a ski-roller track, football and volleyball fields has become one of the favorite recreation spots for citizens. The areas near the Assumption Cathedral, St. Olga's Monastery, and the M.F. Shmeryov Museum have also acquired a well-groomed appearance. Attention was paid to the improvement of all settlements, the interlocutor noted. Housing and communal services enterprises planted about 4 million flowers, planted 29.4 thousand trees, laid 91.2 hectares of lawns, and created 114 decorative compositions. Comprehensive improvement work was carried out in 65 courtyards. 6.2 km of fences were installed in cities and villages, and capital repairs of 49.6 thousand sq.m of road surfaces were completed. 528 km of streets in the individual housing sector were graded, and 30.7 km of gravel roads were repaired. By the summer season, 213 recreation areas were prepared on the region's water bodies, equipped with 135 parking lots, 148 beach areas, 119 sports and playgrounds, as well as public toilets and garbage bins. 254 containers for waste collection were installed on the territory of horticultural associations, and 371 temporary waste storage sites were equipped. In the second half of the year, work on the improvement of settlements will continue. Special attention will be paid to optimizing the network of internal quarries, mini-landfills, and temporary waste storage sites in rural areas, as well as to combating Sosnowsky's hogweed, added Zhanna Oleinikova.