"Vitebsk region can and must achieve a gross grain harvest of 2 million tons, reach a yield of at least 40 centners per hectare, and milk yields of over 5 thousand kg per cow," the governor is confident. To accomplish the set tasks, work will continue to increase land fertility, and the machine and tractor fleet will be modernized. Next year, it will be replenished with 500 harvesters. In 2013, it is planned to complete the construction of 35 grain drying complexes. Significant renewal awaits the livestock industry. In addition to the reconstruction of 228 dairy farms, which will be completed by the end of the current year, the construction of 77 new dairy complexes has been initiated in the region.

From December 1 to January 7, the regional center will host weekly weekend fairs and sales of goods at reduced prices with the participation of organizations from industry, trade, public catering, and consumer services, as well as those involved in the production and processing of crop and livestock products. Four sites have been designated for the fairs.

The previous afternoon, Orsha Regional Department for Emergency Situations received a report about the collapse of a ceiling in a non-residential, single-story slag block shed. Rescuers who arrived at the scene discovered a man born in 1982 trapped under the debris. Using special equipment, the victim was extricated, but unfortunately, he could not be saved.