In the Vitebsk region, young thousand-ton combine operators and leading drivers will receive awards

July 27, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Young combine operators who are the first to thresh a thousand tons of grain, and leading drivers involved in grain transportation, will be awarded prizes and diplomas by the Department for Youth Affairs of the Regional Executive Committee and the regional trade union of agro-industrial complex workers during the harvesting campaign. In total, almost 200 youth crews and over 130 young drivers are working in the region, the Department for Youth Affairs of the Regional Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent. The best young workers (members of youth crews and drivers no older than 31) will be determined during the competition among youth crews announced in the region. The organizers have established 8 prizes ranging from 4 to 12 base units (currently one base unit is Br35 thousand), the winners of which will be announced during the harvest. Thus, prizes will be awarded to members of youth crews who are the first to thresh 1 thousand tons and 2 thousand tons. The largest prize, 12 base units, will be awarded to the combine crew that threshes 3 thousand tons of grain. Among young drivers, the winners will be workers who are the first to transport 1 thousand tons and 2 thousand tons of the new crop grain. The regional competition is aimed at motivating young workers for timely and high-quality harvesting, increasing the efficiency of agricultural machinery use, as well as promoting advanced production experience and popularizing agricultural professions among young people. The organization of the competition is provided for by the regional program "Youth of Vitebsk Region" for 2006-2010, approved by the Regional Executive Committee. -0-