The bureau of the newspaper "Respublika" and called concerned villagers reported that Ruba village in the district of Vitebsk region cannot breathe. According to the applicants, the company increased the processing of dolomite dust emissions into the atmosphere.
"By next door to the industrialists we have become accustomed to - residents complain. - But this time, because of the smoking chimneys cannot see even the plant itself. No child in a wheelchair to take out or laundry drier in the street, the leaves of the trees, too, all in the dust. Let the experts have explained, what is the reason and how it is harmful to humans."
Together with environmentalists, we went to the place and visited several villages in the immediate vicinity of the JSC "Dolomite". We talked with the residents of a remote from the center of the street gullies and villages Avdeyevichy. Houses of the first of them in the valley and surrounded by a forest, so no complaints at factory workers from the local people there. But in Avdeyevichy, depending on the strength and direction of wind, sometimes dolomite dust falls. There are opening windows in homes with caution. According to the chairman of the Ruba village council of deputies Andrew Burdo, is the minimum cost.
The basic amount of the population lives in Roubaix and horse - more than 7000 people. During the construction of the plant was taken into account the wind rose and the dust is very rarely gets into large settlements. Within a radius of five kilometers - less than a dozen villages. And in the forest began to grow horsetail, indicating the increased acidity of the soil - the best proof of the fact that the county quite a bit of dolomite dust settles on the ground. Otherwise, such a phenomenon in nature simply would be observed.
Residents who occasionally have to breathe emission wave: who and how to control the situation? For clarification, I turned to the head of Vitebsk regional analytical laboratories Natalia Astapova.
"For no reason to worry - says Natalia. - Every six months we have special laboratory studies of inorganic dust. Recently, no exceedances have been detected in emissions. Good results were also measurements of April."
June - not the season for "Dolomite" workers. But in late July, the company will increase output, and then, of course, will be more extensive and emissions. Ivan Babak does not hide:
"The problem with cleaning the air, no doubt exists. Existing Extractors outdated both morally and physically, they have worked their resources. The newest plant was built nearly 40 years ago. Therefore, we are now deeply involved in the modernization of enterprises. Particular attention in determining tactics and strategy of its implementation - treatment facilities. Now we have a three-stage air cleaning system. Cyclones two kinds create swirling, resulting sieved fine particles, plus electrostatic. But this technology is already outdated, there were more efficient bag filters. It is their we plan to engage in the reconstruction. Most likely, the modernization of the plant will be engaged in the Chinese corporation "CITIC", which experts already have a similar experience in Belarus - they built a three cement plants. Who are engaged in the project, our specialists acquainted with the work of colleagues in the Tula region. Choose a specific technology, then we will calculate funding. Potential Chinese partners have already visited in Roubaix. We discussed the entire cycle - from production to shipping products. In the first phase of modernization will need about 25-30 million euros."
General Director of "Dolomite" confident that, after upgrading the company discontent of citizens will be nullified. While here today ready to understand in each case the disturbance, but no complaints directly to the administration of the local people is not received. Leader states:
"I'm always open to dialogue, most of the factory workers live in the village, they themselves know the situation thoroughly. Yes, it may be some local moments, in this case, be sure to conduct the proceedings. Practice shows that the problem of emissions typically occur when the south wind. Remember how in the villages grandmother said, today is not a good wind, does not want to light the stove - the smoke goes into the house. Here and here. It happens that the dust rises, does not dissipate, but simply revolves around the pipe, hit the ground. But again, its contents - is exactly what you need and soil. This is not the dust, which is afraid of no chemistry it does not."
P.S. Despite the fact that the case management of JSC "Dolomite" and laboratory studies is very convincing, given the Received call environmentalists initiated an extraordinary inspection of the company.
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