During the first half of 2012 in the Vitebsk region was put into operation 214.7 thousand square meters of housing.According to the figures, which provides in its report the National Statistics Committee, the Vitebsk ahead of a planned schedule of delivery of housing in 2012.

But it is not proper for the regional center.

 In Vitebsk, in January-July was built only 54 thousand square meters housing. It is only 36.6% of the annual target, which is in the year 148 thousand square meters. m also ran out of schedule builders Verkhnedvinsk, and Chashniky Shumililinskaga areas.  

Chairman of the committee for architecture and construction of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Vladimir Belous, in a recent interview with regional newspaper "Jahon" listed the main reasons for the lag in Vitebsk. In his view, it is unevenly funding, rising prices for building materials decree number 13 and the suspension of additional concessional lending at the beginning of the year.

As suggested by the official, it is for these reasons that remain nyazdadenymi in Vitebsk, for example, three distressed homes in new residential Medtsentar - Street Chkalova 60, 62, 64.

Meanwhile , at the construction site of one of them (Chkalov, 62) in late July, the contractor has changed, because as it turned out, the previous (JSC BiznesStroyMontazh) inflated the cost of construction for 1.14 billion rubles. Interestingly, the criminal case against a construction company and is not brought.

The plight of the building and the former flagship of cultural capital - Vitebsk DSC .According to Belous, at a power of about 240 sq m DSC provided with orders in the amount of 70 thousand sq.m. In addition, there is nothing to repay loans, which are collected under the house-building factory 250 billion rubles. Builders shaft resign from the organization. Such a situation can not affect the pace of construction in Vitebsk.

In the first half, according to the Ministry of Architecture and Construction, the average cost per square meter (at a construction site with state support) amounted to 3.108 million rubles . The next year he will grow to 4.6 million rubles.

In general, organizations of all forms of property built in the first half of 32.6 thousand new apartments (over the same period in 2011 - 34, 4 million). Put into operation 2 million 640 thousand square meters. of total area of housing, which is 62.9% on the required task for the year.