In the Vitebsk region, an additional Br100 billion will be allocated to the "Clean Water" program in 2013.

September 27, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Br100 billion will be additionally allocated for the implementation of the state program for water supply and sanitation "Clean Water" in the Vitebsk region in 2013. This was announced today at a meeting of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee by its chairman Alexander Kosinets during the consideration of the program's implementation in the region, according to a BELTA correspondent. The funds will be used for the construction of water supply and sanitation facilities in various regions of the oblast. The increased funding serves the main goal of the program – to create favorable living conditions in the settlements of the oblast by improving the supply of quality drinking water to the population. In addition, it is planned to allocate additional funds for the construction of city-wide treatment facilities in Polotsk. Br33.5 billion at current prices are planned for the implementation of the program in the Vitebsk region in 2012. Due to insufficient funding, 14 out of the planned 26 facilities will be built and commissioned this year. To date, water supply networks have been commissioned in the agro-town of Olgovo and the village of Sosnovka, the first stage of the water pipeline in the village of Prokudy (Vitebsk district), the reconstruction of the sewage siphon across the Dnieper in Dubrovno has been completed, and high construction readiness has been ensured for the iron removal station in the agro-town of Olgovo, water supply facilities with the construction of an iron removal station in Rossony, and reconstructed sewage treatment facilities in Ushachi. By the end of the year, it is planned to commission water supply networks in the individual housing development areas of Spas-Sloboda, Lozovka, and Gromy in Polotsk, the first stage of water supply construction for multi-apartment buildings in the agro-town of Novka (Vitebsk district), complete the project for the construction of clean water tanks with the reconstruction of the iron removal station in Kopys and an artesian well with an iron removal station in Orekhovsk, Orsha district, and facilities in Beshenkovichi, Glubokoye, and Sharkovshchina districts. Work is underway to improve the reliability of water supply systems and the quality of services at water supply facilities in Braslav, the agro-town of Ostrovno, Beshenkovichi district, the agro-town of Berezki, Dokshitsy district, Moshkany, Senno district, and the village of Shabany, Dubrovno district. These facilities are planned to be commissioned in 2013. The quality of drinking water is one of the significant factors for the health of the population, therefore, the implementation of the "Clean Water" program should be given the utmost attention, emphasized Alexander Kosinets. In this regard, he also drew attention to the need to monitor the use of mine wells in rural settlements. -0-