40 settlements will be improved along the border of the Vitebsk region

July 22, Dokshytsy District / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Within the next year, 40 settlements located along the state and administrative border within the Vitebsk region must be equipped and put in order. This instruction was given today to the chairmen of the district executive committees of the region by the chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Kosinets, during his visit to the Dokshytsy District, according to a BELTA correspondent. There are 25 republican highways passing through the region, 7 of which lead to the border with the Russian Federation, and 5 lead to the border with the Baltic countries. There are 40 cities and towns located on these highways, which, according to the governor, "should become the gateway to the Vitebsk region." The pilot project will be the settlement of Begoml in the Dokshytsy District, near the border with the Minsk Region. In other settlements, as well as in Begoml, modern production facilities, recreation infrastructure, and roadside services should be created. Special attention should be paid to the development of roadside services, the governor emphasized. According to preliminary estimates, the implementation of this project will require about Br1 trillion. In the opinion of the governor, budget funds and private capital investments can become sources of financing. "Private capital must be given a green light in the implementation of these projects," Alexander Kosinets stressed. He also drew the attention of the heads of the local vertical to the fact that the development of border settlements is a business project that should bring returns. In his opinion, the funds spent can be recouped within 2 years.