The first eco-FAP in the Vitebsk region will appear in the Lepel district

October 9, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The first eco-FAP (feldsher-midwife point) in the Vitebsk region will appear in the Lepel district, in the village of Stary Lepel, Valentin Shakura, project manager for "Construction of residential buildings in the settlement of Stary Lepel" of the international non-governmental charitable organization "EcoDom", told a BELTA correspondent. The unusual feldsher-midwife point is being built from local environmentally friendly materials - wood, clay, wood chips, and reeds. Construction work is nearing completion: only the roof needs to be covered. Until spring, in accordance with the construction technology for such materials, the building will dry out, and with the onset of warmth, finishing work will begin here, which is planned to be completed by August next year. Not only the FAP building itself will be eco-friendly, but also its engineering communications: a wood pellet boiler, a solar collector, and a building thermal regulation system will be used for heating and water supply. According to the project, the single-story building with an area of 156 sq.m will house patient reception rooms, a physiotherapy room, an examination room, and a procedure room. The FAP will serve about a thousand people - residents of several villages. Among them are more than 200 schoolchildren and over 240 elderly people. The Lepel Central District Hospital will equip the FAP with medical equipment. The project is being implemented by INGO "EcoDom" in cooperation with the Lepel District Executive Committee with the support of the German organization Rotary Deutschland Gemcindienst e. V., the GEF Small Grants Programme of the UN, and the charitable organization "Homes Instead of Chernobyl". Volunteers from European countries are providing assistance in its implementation. According to Valentin Shakura, the first eco-FAP in Belarus started operating in the village of Zanaroch, Myadel district, several years ago, and during this time it has confirmed its high environmental and operational characteristics. The construction site for the eco-FAP in the Lepel district was not chosen by chance. In the village of Stary Lepel, the charitable organization "Homes Instead of Chernobyl" is financing the construction of solid, comfortable, and environmentally friendly houses for young families with children who lived in territories contaminated by the Chernobyl accident. The district executive committee has undertaken the construction of engineering communications and infrastructure, specialists from "EcoDom" and volunteers are erecting residential buildings using a special technology, the walls of the frame buildings are filled with a mixture of clay, wood chips, and water, and the ceilings are insulated with reed boards. 26 houses have already been built using this technology. By 2016, the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, there will be 30 of them as well. -0-