Vitebsk's housing stock repair costs are planned to increase by more than one and a half times in 2010

January 13, Vitebsk / Sergei Kochetov - BELTA /. Expenditures on current repairs of housing stock in Vitebsk in 2010 are planned to be increased by more than one and a half times, and about Br11.9 billion will be allocated for these purposes, the unitary communal production enterprise "Vitebsk City Housing and Communal Services" informed a BELTA correspondent. The main volume of work is expected to be carried out directly in residential buildings, and the list of facilities is currently being finalized. In addition, expenditures on capital repairs of housing stock are planned at about Br9 billion, including over Br4 billion for the implementation of the city program "Courtyards". In 2009, about Br30.7 billion was allocated for capital repairs, modernization and reconstruction of housing stock, of which Br1.3 billion was spent on replacing 22 elevators that had reached the end of their service life. Capital repairs of structural elements and engineering equipment were carried out at 70 housing facilities. Work on insulating 11 facades of residential buildings was completed, and insulation of facades has begun at 16 more houses and will be continued in 2010. At the expense of capital and current repairs of housing stock, 78.8 thousand sq.m of roofs, 135 facades and basements of residential buildings were repaired, and other types of work were performed. The Vitebsk budget for 2010 provides for expenditures on housing and communal services in the amount of about Br140 billion, which is approximately 7% more than the 2009 level, including expenditures on city improvement planned at about Br72 billion.