The regional plan of events for the Year of Improvement includes numerous labor campaigns and task forces aimed at improving memorials, memorable and significant places, and greening the territories of settlements. The repair and construction of the street and road network, parking lots, and playgrounds will continue. Important areas include ensuring the operation of water supply systems, bringing unused land plots into economic circulation, and tidying up production facilities. Ongoing and upcoming activities were discussed at the press conference "Improvement with an Emphasis on Quality" at the Vitebsk Oblast Media Center.

Improvement is a common cause that everyone must mobilize for. Only together can we create and preserve a comfortable, cozy, and beautiful living environment around us.

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The month of improvement currently underway in the Vitebsk region will conclude with a republican clean-up day. The funds raised will be transferred to the construction of the National Historical Museum of Belarus.
The opening of the flag and coat of arms square in the regional center will take place as part of the celebration of the Day of the State Flag, State Coat of Arms, and State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus.
In commemoration of Orsha's nomination for the CIS honorary title "City of Labor Glory. 1941-1945," a public garden and a stele "Orsha - City of Labor Glory" will be beautified.

Scheduled until December
– A schedule for the improvement of landmark sites in the region has been approved – at least one per month, – said Dmitry Petrusha, Deputy Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee. – It is planned until December. The measures are aimed at landscaping territories, developing parks and public gardens, improving memorial sites, and recreational areas – eco-trails, springs.
So, in the spring, a public garden in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory will be laid in Chashniki, and a park with an Alley of Remembrance on the Mound of Glory in the Gluboksky district. Hundreds of trees will be planted at the "Fifth Regiment" memorial complex in Vitebsk, and in June a sign in memory of the victims of the genocide of the Belarusian people will be opened here. In May, a monument will be erected at the military burial site in the village of Paulie, Ushachsky district…
This is a basic plan, which may be supplemented with other activities during its implementation.
Vitebsk region will not be limited to the spring republican subbotnik. Throughout the year, they will be organized at all levels, from regional to district and city.

We invite you to cooperate

– We plan to repair 1.3 million square meters of roads, which is almost 30% more than the actual figure for 2023, – Yuri Dyadyolo, head of the main department of housing and communal services of the regional executive committee, recalled the tasks for the street and road network of settlements. – We will replace 13.7 thousand LED lamps. This provides savings of 50-60% in energy efficiency and ensures better lighting.
The region plans to build 11 new iron removal stations, 195 mini-stations, as well as equip 25 and repair more than 280 children's sports and playgrounds.
Many residents of apartment buildings are willing to participate in tidying up the territories of their homes. Utility services are ready to meet them halfway, providing work tools, soil, transport, and planting material. To organize cooperation, initiators can contact their housing and utility departments.

Environmentalists on alert

– The northern region has ambitious plans for the Year of Improvement: planting 30,000 trees, 28,000 shrubs, and 3.5 million flower seedlings are planned, – emphasized Anna Galuzo, Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. – All districts have actively joined the work. A Unified Greening Day will be held. It is time to renew the trees planted in the courtyards by representatives of the military and post-war generations.
Creating a favorable living environment is not just about planting greenery. It involves carrying out environmental protection campaigns, including those with the participation of public ecologists: "Let's Do It," "Clean Forest," "Clean Water Body."
We are strengthening efforts to prevent the formation and eliminate unauthorized landfills, burning of dry vegetation, and to ensure compliance with the regulations for economic activities in water protection zones and coastal strips.

Based on citizens' proposals

– The most important and valuable aspect of civil initiative projects is that their authors and implementers are the people themselves, – stated Ekaterina Lazovskaya, Director of the Executive Directorate of the Regional Association of Local Councils of Deputies. – All of them have public significance, and 90% are related to improvement.
In 2024, 23 projects were submitted to the association for consideration, 16 were recognized as the best and have already been implemented locally. In 2025, 64 projects were submitted, and 15 of them will receive funding of about 400,000 rubles for implementation. Which ones exactly will be announced in the coming days.

Addresses of transformation

– In the district, a decision was made to assign organizations to public lands, village councils, and military burial sites, – reported Inna Khomutovskaya, Chairperson of the Orsha District Executive Committee. – 10 landmark sites have been identified for district clean-up events. Among them are the Park of Heroes, the Emblem and Flag Square, Yakubovsky Park, and the beach in Kopys urban settlement.

The improvement efforts will encompass significant sites such as the children's park, the beach on Korotkevich Street, and the bridge on Shklovskaya Street in the district center. The construction of a patriotic club will continue. The agro-town of Smolyany will be transformed for the district festival-fair of rural workers.

Driven by Requests

– Local authorities are conducting extensive outreach with the public to involve them in implementing the tasks of the Year of Improvement, – said Igor Urban, Chairman of the Lepel District Council of Deputies. – We want the residents of our region to be proud of their history. To this end, in the village of Borovka, we are erecting a monumental monument in honor of the cadets and commanders of the local infantry and mortar schools who bore the brunt of the heavy fighting in 1941.
In the same Borovka, a beach is needed: in the summer, up to a hundred people relax daily at Lake Shchibot. We are carrying out preparatory work to grant official status to this informal recreation area. The lakebed has been cleaned, containers for waste collection, a changing room, and other improvement elements have been installed – all funded by self-taxation.

To minimize strenuous manual labor, a sweeping and cleaning machine and a utility vacuum cleaner have been acquired for the district. Maintaining order has become easier and faster, allowing us to reassign freed-up personnel to work in other areas.

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