The gardening association "shipbuilder", which is based in the surroundings of Ciaciorki Vitebsk region, about 130 cottages. In May this year, the owners received an official warning to prepare for the demolition of buildings, because their plots as a result of hydroelectric power station will be flooded.
Head of Department for the construction of HPP "Vitebskenergo" Ivan Pugachev announced that construction will begin to demolish the fall, held several meetings for owners of villas and personally walked around the area - shows how much the water level rises in the Dvina.
"Why would demolish my house? The new build is not"
However, in the gardening association live specialists who for many years worked in Vitebsk river port. They calculated that the promised increase in the water level by 7 meters in no way affect their possessions, which are much higher than on shore. The first is a "disconnect" in the projections builders GES resulted in a more substantial doubt, and accordingly, the questions.
Retired Arkady Shlikov worked for many years on the Dvina
Why demolition decided not to send all the buildings and only 72 sites? Why for the demolished houses offer enough substantial compensation, although the use of modern technology would "isolate" homes from flooding and water for much less money?
On the other side of the house is not demolished, only to cut down the forest
The latter option would suit all, says the local "unofficial leader" Vladimir Gushchenko: "For us it is - not just a property in which several generations of our families invested. There I spent my childhood, where I raised children here, I really rest. This is not the material, but something spiritual! So why should I give up on this? We do not need the money and compensation, just leave us alone!"
House Arcadia Shlykova which is to be demolished
The owners of summer cottages began to suspect that they want fraudulently "evict" from the scenic spot to build here, such as recreation. In their view, it does not seem that the water level in these areas will rise so high. Water, of course, would be closer, but it will not bring inconvenience - on the contrary, the descent to the river will be more convenient...
Beach where more than 7 meters
Alexander Sudnik bought a house in Ciaciorki three years ago. He says that while the construction of hydroelectric power station was just beginning, and there is no talk about the demolition was not. Just I started repair, and then commanded to move out. Resentment of her neighbor, pensioner least severe: she lives alone, the owner died, and a new cottage to erect it cannot, even for a large compensation. Therefore, the money does not want to - wanted to stay in that place, which was used to.
Another neighbor, a retired Arkady Shlikov worked on the Dvina many years. He is on the eyes can determine where it ends "official" flooding the zone "is said about 7 meters, and I on the shore of the water - 12 meters, the house stands in the distance. Last year I made a good repair, somewhere 10 thousand dollars, helped children. So I was head of construction says: "House demolition is a garage. Do you want to - to adapt the garage into the house and live! How can this be? Not only as deceiving us!"
Announcement on the fence Arcady Shlykov
On the fence Arkady Shlykov hanging print advertisement that First Deputy Prime Minister instructed the district and regional administration to thoroughly understand the issue of demolition of cottages. May 15 local activist Vladimir Gushchenko announced at a reception at the problem of Basil Matyushevsky. He has promised, and that the final decision - to demolish or not to demolish houses - will after examination.
The neighboring horticultural society "Rodnik"
The owners of summer cottages are not against the construction of hydroelectric power station in Vitebsk, but they are - for fair treatment. After all, some still under construction, and another orders to move out. To save Ciaciorki as a "sacred" object, even appeared to make an offer to run a museum on the local cottage Gorbovsky Gleb - Russian poet, author of the famous Soviet hit "Pink Elephant" and "Dad, give me the doll".
And, of course, the inhabitants of the horticultural cooperative "shipbuilder" ready to beat all the bells to attract their attention to the problem of the public.
Vladimir Gushchenko, Tatiana Karatkevich
On the fight of the problem, they told the activist of the campaign "Tell the Truth" Tatiana Karatkevich, who announced his intention to run for the presidency. Ms. Tatiana June 5-6 came in the Vitebsk region, met with activists and ordinary citizens Verkhnedvinsk, Polotsk, Novopolotsk and Vitebsk. And especially visited Horticultural Society "shipbuilder" to support those who are willing not only to search for the truth, but to fight for it.
The owners of summer cottages Karatkevich told Tatiana that the demolition of the neighboring villas already begun - but it was not a surprise, because in a society "Rodnik" before Dvina waterlogged residential buildings. And the fact that the consequences of the construction of hydroelectric power station in Vitebsk already being felt: certain types of fish have disappeared, moved away from the construction noise family of beavers cut down the forest on the opposite bank of the river, although the apparent need for such a destruction of trees there. Vitsebsk activists of the campaign "Tell the Truth" pledged to monitor the situation with summer cottages, and if necessary - and legal support.
In parting, the owners cottages Tatiana Karatkevich presented a bouquet of daisies and peonies from their own front gardens. Ms. Tatiana laid them at the monument to its famous namesake - writer Vladimir Karatkevich.
Near the monument to Vladimir Karatkevich in Vitebsk
HPP is constructed for 9 kilometers from Vitebsk, upstream of the Western Dvina. It is expected that Vitebsk hydroelectric will be the most powerful hydroelectric complex in Belarus: installed power - 40 MW power generation for average water year will be 138 million kilowatt-hours. The construction workers are involved from China: in 2010 awarded a contract for US $ 189,550,000 with the National Corporation for electrical CNEEC. Control over construction provides the customer - the company "Vitebskenergo". It is planned that Vitebsk hydroelectric station will start generating electricity in 2017, and that it will be one of four in the cascade of hydroelectric stations on the Western Dvina, Polotsk except, Beshenkovichi and Verhnedvinskaja.
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