Residents angry rampant felling of trees along the road in the village Vićba turned to reporters. They asked not to call them names, because the story of the logging has already received a bad response – until you call the police on the "cutting area". Witnesses claimed barbarous deforestation and makes a strong proof of the fact (which later proved to be true) that fellers many birches and firs acted illegally.
In recent years, on the site of yesterday's malls are increasingly seeing the cutting area. Mass felling of green space is gaining momentum. Birch, linden and spruce are sent to the boiler and easy on the chips – business executives have decided that a level field, which extends right around the asphalt strip, much prettier. This trend was even named "open field". Who needs this "open" field – it is unclear. Agricultural products grown in two meters from the road is unsafe because of emissions. In winter roadway sweeps seamlessly drifts. Suffer and the villagers whose homes look out the windows began right on track.
Frankly, in this case, it is not easy to conduct a journalistic investigation. From the outset, the impression that is clearly stepping on the "sore spot". Local officials in one voice said: everything was done in accordance with the law. And in the village council and the general said that about the problem know nothing.
I visit the site. Long and wide strip of land only recently plowed debris and twigs snapped Birch Alley recalls that before there was a grove. Heavy Equipment, waste wood, left eloquent traces of pitted wheels on the curb. For me, one thing is clear – plantations could not prevent the same road builders and representatives of other services. Along the route was once planted two avenues. We cut down the one that is on the field, away from the asphalt – a more dense. She defended him and lands, and nearby homes. So here, too, "open field"?
My next visit – to the chief of the Viciebsk district inspection of natural resources and environmental protection. Michael Kmito diplomatic: yes, cutting was. But consider it impossible to completely illegal: forestry logging ticket issued. However, on the left, not the right side of the road ... The deputy director of regional utilities already fined for violating the routing of 1.9 million rubles. Only if this only if his fault? Hard to tell. Materials submitted to the Regional Committee, and decide to let it ...
Of course, I doubted that this case can be described as a simple violation of the routing. Confuse left-right and cut down a completely different plot without any permits and approvals – it is not the extra half-meter plots to grab a saw. They agree with me and the Regional Committee of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Deputy Head of the state control over protection and use of land, flora and fauna Vasily Kirpichenok said that the current package of documents on the willful destruction of 157 trees is preparing to transfer to law enforcement. There is no doubt that this is definitely illegal logging, and not a simple violation of the routing, the specialists there. It is now estimated that the approximate amount of harm caused by the actions of unauthorized fellers nature, is more than 100 million rubles, and qualified as damage in a large scale.
Elena Begunova, respublika.sb.by
