The Vitebsk region sanitary service detected almost 190 unauthorized landfills

May 14, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Almost 190 unauthorized garbage dumps were identified by the sanitary and epidemiological service of the Vitebsk region during a month-long inspection of the sanitary condition of populated areas. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by Larisa Zinkevich, deputy chief physician of the regional center for hygiene, epidemiology and public health. Specialists inspected almost 1.5 thousand enterprises and organizations, as well as over 9 thousand territories adjacent to private households. Based on the results of the month-long inspection, more than 1.5 thousand orders were issued, and 177 administrative offense reports were drawn up. About 60% of unauthorized dumps were eliminated directly during the inspections. In the Year of the Native Land, the sanitary and epidemiological service of the region pays special attention to monitoring compliance with sanitary and epidemiological legislation on issues of landscaping and sanitary cleaning of populated areas. In total, since the beginning of the year, the region's sanitary and epidemiological service has inspected over 6 thousand objects of supervision, with violations of sanitary norms and rules identified at almost every second one. Based on the identified violations, almost 2.6 thousand orders were sent, over a thousand decisions on administrative penalties totaling more than Br123.7 million were issued, and 194 decisions to suspend the operation of facilities were made. 3.3 tons of food raw materials and food products with expired shelf life and without documents confirming their safety and quality were removed from sale. More than 350 individuals who had not undergone a medical examination and were not allowed to work were suspended from work. -0-