Slonim: BCD activists intend to control the quality of drinking water
In
Slonim, an activist of the Belarusian
Christian Democracy Barys Kuchynski filed a collective appeal to the
presidium of the Slonim District Council of Deputies and the head of
the Slonim Distri ct Executive Committee Iosif Pauliukevich.
The
appeal expresses concern about the state of the implementation of
measures within the frames of the “Program for
Water Supply and Sanitation "Clean Water " for 2011-2015 in
the Hrodna
region".
The matter is that the
water in Slonim doesn't meet the sanitary norms of Belarus,
containing too much iron. By their ruling No. 259 of 26 March 2004,
signed by the previous head of the executive committee, Mechyslau
Kastsiukou, the local authorities legalized the supply of the
drinking water with the content of iron equal to 1.50
mg/l dm, although,
according to paragraph 3.6 of the Sanitary
Norms, it mustn't exceed 0.3 mg/l dm.
Such approach of the local authorities is
contrary to the program of demographic security of
the Slonim district and is bad for the health
of the inhabitants of Slonim, especially for
children, which is stated in the appeal.
The
BCD member demands to allocate additional
funding from the budget of the Slonim district for 2014 for the
implementation of activities on
the program of water supply and sanitation "Clean Water"
for 2011-2015 in the Hrodna
region for the sake of ensuring that the iron content in the central
water supply in Slonim
meets the standards of drinking water. He also
demands that the local authorities hold a meeting with official
representatives of the Slonim City Executive Committee and the Slonim
District Council of Deputies according to paragraph 2 of Article 22
of the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On
citizens and legal persons" to
report on the status of implementation of the "Clean Water"
in the city and listen to the offers
of the local residents.
