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[00:01:00] Minsk region, the president on a working trip to Veileysky district. In
[00:01:04] the aftermath of bad weather, specialists are quickly clearing fallen trees,
[00:01:07] restoring electricity supply and roofs.
[00:01:10] Consistent strengthening of integration. Results of the Eurasian
[00:01:14] Intergovernmental Council in our
[00:01:15] broadcast.
[00:01:18] Development of regions, investments in production, increasing the standard and
[00:01:22] quality of life of rural residents. These topics are today in the focus of attention
[00:01:25] of the president. Alexander Lukashenka is on a working trip to the Minsk
[00:01:28] region. The head of state arrived in Veileysky district. Upon arrival,
[00:01:32] the president is interested in the situation in the region as a whole, particularly in the agro-industrial complex of the
[00:01:36] region. First impressions from the air. Alexander Lukashenka
[00:01:39] demands order in the fields. Abandoned territories need to be put into
[00:01:42] crop rotation, and this work should be carried out throughout the entire region, and
[00:01:46] not in a single region. At this moment,
[00:01:49] the head of state is visiting one of the leading enterprises of the Beloma
[00:01:52] holding, the Zenit Belo factory. Previously, it was famous throughout
[00:01:56] the entire Soviet Union for its Zenit SLR cameras, which were produced here.
[00:03:30] not only in BelAZ, you were there, Babruysk Gramash
[00:03:33] showed a special picker, there is also a lubrication system there,
[00:03:37] there are identical elements, when we master
[00:03:41] BelAZ, we are aiming at Gomselmash,
[00:03:44] Babruysk Gramash and MKKdor, where hydraulic lubrication systems
[00:03:48] are used, well, it is necessary, of course, for all this to work, lubrication, and
[00:03:51] hydraulics, I don't know, for now I'm not attempting hydraulics,
[00:03:54] for now only the lubrication system, this will be your task, understood.
[00:03:58] We must master hydraulics
[00:04:01] this or next year, so
[00:04:03] get ready, just like Karankevich got the baler and
[00:04:07] this milking robot, so you get hydraulics.
[00:04:10] Another important topic of the president's
[00:04:13] working trip is the organization of trade in rural areas.
[00:04:16] The head of state was shown modern trade facilities in rural
[00:04:20] areas. Leading retail chains presented their pavilions.
[00:04:23] Alexander Lukashenko demands a clear system of work, but
[00:04:27] the main thing is that rural residents should be served with dignity. At this moment,
[00:04:31] all the most important issues in this area are being discussed at the meeting:
[00:04:34] to provide the rural population with a wide range of goods to
[00:04:37] meet their full needs is the key requirement of
[00:04:40] the president.
[00:04:42] Belarusian farmers are close to the six million mark. As of today,
[00:04:46] 5,989 tons of grain, including
[00:04:49] rapeseed, have been threshed
[00:04:52] across the country, which is 2 million more than on the same day last year.
[00:04:55] Two-thirds of the areas have been harvested. The Minsk region has surpassed the one and a half million mark.
[00:04:59] The Brest region is close to it with 1,125
[00:05:02] tons of grain. The Hrodna region farmers
[00:05:05] threshed 813 tons.
[00:05:09] 638 for Mogilev. Almost
[00:05:11] half a million is in the Vitebsk region. 86% of
[00:05:15] flax pulling has been completed, and 76% of the plan
[00:05:19] for the second hay cutting has been done. 483,000 tons of
[00:05:22] hay have been harvested, and
[00:05:24] 366,000 tons of silage.
[00:05:28] Rescuers are clearing the aftermath of bad weather. The passage of a thunderstorm
[00:05:31] front with wind gusts up to 29 m/s
[00:05:34] affected 57 settlements across the country. In
[00:05:37] the Vitebsk region, the roofs of twelve residential buildings, six
[00:05:40] agricultural buildings, and nine outbuildings were damaged. In the Grodno region,
[00:05:44] the roofs of 44 residential buildings, in the Minsk region seven, as well as five
[00:05:48] outbuildings. 280 trees fell, damaging
[00:05:51] 14 cars and a tourist house in
[00:05:54] a campsite near the village of Kabuzi, in Elaysky district. A child
[00:05:58] born in 2018 was injured, hospitalized, and already
[00:06:02] discharged from the hospital. Also, due to falling trees on
[00:06:06] railway tracks, there was a delay in the movement of two trains in Molodechno
[00:06:09] district. 430 eight
[00:06:12] settlements remained without electricity, and of these, 295 were in the Minsk
[00:06:15] region. Power supply to 852 settlements
[00:06:18] was periodically disrupted. At the moment,
[00:06:22] 323 settlements remain without power,
[00:06:25] the consequences of which are being eliminated by 205 emergency
[00:06:29] brigades. In all affected regions, emergency commissions
[00:06:33] held meetings where management decisions were made to
[00:06:36] respond to unfavorable weather phenomena. To
[00:06:40] eliminate the consequences, 170 units of equipment and 600
[00:06:42] personnel from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ministry of Energy, road services,
[00:06:46] and forestry are involved.
[00:06:49] Also, by decision of the Minister for Emergency Situations,
[00:06:52] cadets of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and a Republican Special Forces detachment
[00:06:56] were sent to the Vileyka district to assist in eliminating the consequences
[00:06:59] of the bad weather. And
[00:07:02] right now, let's find out what the situation is after the bad weather in the Vitebsk region. Marina
[00:07:06] Romanovskaya on the situation.
[00:07:07] Романовская.
[00:07:10] Heavy rains and wind caused power outages in the Vitebsk region,
[00:07:14] the main impact of the element fell on Dokshytsy and Postavy districts, and
[00:07:18] the largest number of outages was recorded here.
[00:07:21] Vitebskenergo now has a special operating
[00:07:24] mode. Work is underway to remove trees that have fallen on power
[00:07:27] lines. Consumers are supplied with power through backup
[00:07:31] power supply schemes, and diesel generator
[00:07:34] sets are used. In the north of the country, 75 brigades of
[00:07:37] energy workers are involved, which is more than 270 people.
[00:07:41] There are problems in 60 points, but this does not mean that they are completely
[00:07:45] disconnected, they are partially disconnected somewhere, work is underway
[00:07:48] somewhere, but the consumer is mostly with
[00:07:51] electricity. Also, the Vitebsk energy system provided assistance to the Minsk
[00:07:55] energy system, which was most severely affected, this is
[00:07:58] the Vileyka district. In general, the situation is currently controlled.
[00:08:01] As a result of the thunderstorm front passing through the
[00:08:04] Gluboksky district, roofs were damaged in 12 houses, nine
[00:08:08] outbuildings, and six agricultural buildings.
[00:08:11] No casualties. Rescuers and other organizations
[00:08:15] are carrying out sawing and clearing fallen
[00:08:18] trees. I looked out the window, there was a strong wind,
[00:08:21] a hurricane, yes, sticks were flying, of course, it was very
[00:08:25] scary, I have never seen such a hurricane, it lasted a long time,
[00:08:29] about half an hour, I guess, it was raining somewhere. About 300
[00:08:32] cases of falling trees
[00:08:35] have been recorded across the country, there are damaged cars,
[00:08:38] rescuers continue to monitor
[00:08:40] the situation.
[00:08:46] In Moldova, squally winds disabled the key power transmission line
[00:08:49] Balti-Dnestrovsk, through which Ukraine receives electricity from
[00:08:52] Romania and Moldova. According to the Ministry of Energy, the rampage of the elements
[00:08:56] felled about ten high-voltage poles with a capacity of
[00:08:59] 330 kV, just 15 km from
[00:09:02] Balti. Specialists are already working at the accident site, but it may take up to
[00:09:05] 7 days to fully eliminate the consequences. The authorities plan to accelerate
[00:09:09] repairs by attracting.
[00:09:25] constant forward movement is needed for consistent strengthening of
[00:09:28] integration. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Belarus at the meeting
[00:09:32] of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in an expanded format. Alexander
[00:09:36] Turchin called on colleagues to comprehensively analyze the conditions for supporting
[00:09:39] industrial cooperation, to study the opinions and proposals from.
[00:10:25] scientific and technical sphere, so that Eurasian cooperation projects are
[00:10:28] innovative, high-tech,
[00:10:31] based on digital solutions.
[00:10:34] Belarus continues to strengthen its presence in African countries. According to
[00:10:38] experts, cooperation is reaching a qualitatively new level,
[00:10:41] opening up opportunities for joint development of economy, industry
[00:10:45] and high technologies.
[00:10:47] Alexander Grigorievich said: everyone strives for Algeria,
[00:10:51] and he spoke about
[00:10:53] the achievements of this country, about the breakthrough
[00:10:57] that was made, so I will allow myself to expand
[00:11:01] this statement a little:
[00:11:04] today everyone strives for Africa. Africa
[00:11:07] for us is not a new region, but it is
[00:11:10] simply a transition to a new level of cooperation,
[00:11:14] of course there are a lot
[00:11:17] of new opportunities here, here are not only resources, as
[00:11:21] Western corporations traditionally
[00:11:23] think. But here are unique
[00:11:27] opportunities for creating new projects,
[00:11:30] this is actually what Belarus always differs in,
[00:11:33] this time Alexander Grigorievich also spoke about this, this is cooperation,
[00:11:37] this is cooperation from the point of view of not just selling
[00:11:41] a product, but creating something jointly, this is
[00:11:44] economics, this is finance,
[00:11:48] these are various humanitarian directions, this is
[00:11:50] the IT industry - one can only
[00:11:54] wish the Belarusian state
[00:11:57] further prosperity, development
[00:12:01] of bilateral and multilateral contacts with
[00:12:04] these regions.
[00:12:06] регионами.
[00:12:12] In Belarus, the status of territories affected by the Chernobyl accident
[00:12:16] has been revised. The basis for this was the results of
[00:12:19] many years of monitoring, which recorded a steady
[00:12:22] improvement in the radiation situation among those excluded
[00:12:25] from the Chernobyl list and Gomel. Ksenia
[00:12:28] Lebedeva studied the situation using the example of the second most populous city in Belarus.
[00:12:32] We are in the center of Gomel, which, starting from
[00:12:36] January, officially ceases to be a Chernobyl territory, as do another
[00:12:39] 176 settlements in Belarus. Someone, undoubtedly, may
[00:12:43] see this as negative, because those who live in rehabilitated
[00:12:47] territories, excluded from the Chernobyl list, may
[00:12:50] ask the question: what about my benefits? Spoiler:
[00:12:54] those in need will keep them, but on the other hand,
[00:12:57] 600,000 people from January 1st will officially
[00:13:00] live on clean lands, and this indicates serious
[00:13:03] systematic work of the state in this direction and that
[00:13:07] the millions invested in the rehabilitation of post-Chernobyl
[00:13:10] territories were used in the interests of
[00:13:14] people. The total funding for Chernobyl programs
[00:13:16] in Belarus since 1990 is estimated at 20
[00:13:20] billion dollars. During this time, more than
[00:13:24] 69,000 apartments were built for the population, approximately
[00:13:28] 57% of the funds allocated by the state went to protecting
[00:13:32] the population, to providing social assistance - these are benefits, health improvement for both
[00:13:36] adults and children. And today, 177 settlements,
[00:13:39] including Gomel, Luninets, Lelchitsy, and
[00:13:43] Ivye, are formally listed in the radiation control zone,
[00:13:46] however, for more than 5 years, scientists and epidemiologists have been monitoring
[00:13:50] pollution levels here. Verdict:
[00:13:53] Healthy. We have at the legislative level
[00:13:57] a review of such a list of settlements
[00:14:00] that are subject to
[00:14:03] really some additional measures of radiation protection carried out every
[00:14:07] 5 years. This work is being carried out, I have
[00:14:11] data on previous years, in 2009
[00:14:14] 193 settlements had a dose exceeding one
[00:14:17] millisievert per year, in 2015 - 82 settlements,
[00:14:21] in 2020 - 34 by 2025
[00:14:31] effective dose, this is only across the country, so we see that systematically
[00:14:35] every 5 years a certain number is removed from the Chernobyl
[00:14:39] list, yes, this work is carried out constantly. The Republican Scientific
[00:14:42] and Practical Center for Radiation Medicine and Human Ecology
[00:14:45] conducts constant work to monitor the medical
[00:14:49] indicators of people living in post-Chernobyl
[00:14:52] territories. Scientists confidently state:
[00:15:37] elements that affect the radiation situation
[00:15:40] (Ce-137 and)
[00:15:43] is about 30 years, so gradually
[00:15:46] self-cleaning occurs, the density of contamination
[00:15:49] decreases, but the situation is kept
[00:15:52] under control. The main criteria for inclusion in the list of settlements by radiation
[00:15:56] contamination are dense soil contamination and the average annual effective
[00:16:00] dose of radiation exposure to the population. In the Republic of Belarus, including
[00:16:03] the city of Gomel, constant monitoring of the radiation situation is carried out.
[00:16:07] Only in the city of Gomel
[00:16:10] more than 700 samples were taken during this
[00:16:13] time, plus we additionally conducted a survey of the city of Gomel
[00:16:17] last year, which showed that the city no longer
[00:16:20] falls under the status of
[00:16:24] a settlement that is located in a radioactive contamination
[00:16:27] zone, therefore, accordingly, this
[00:16:31] city, like Lelchitsy, was removed from this list.
[00:16:34] Infrastructure and medical projects that were started within
[00:16:38] the new Chernobyl program in excluded settlements will
[00:16:41] continue until full implementation. As for
[00:16:44] benefits, they will be fully
[00:16:47] effective until January 1, 2027. Among the main ones is
[00:16:51] that minor children studying or living in
[00:16:54] a contaminated territory, specifically in the city of Gomel, are provided with free
[00:16:58] meals during their general secondary education. In addition, they
[00:17:02] are given the opportunity of free sanatorium
[00:17:05] and resort treatment or rehabilitation, including
[00:17:08] women living in the city of Gomel can
[00:17:12] go on maternity leave earlier, that is, from
[00:17:15] 27 weeks of pregnancy. For more
[00:17:18] contaminated settlements, an increased allowance for
[00:17:22] childcare for children under 3 years of age is provided
[00:17:25] in the amount of 150% of the allowance established by law.
[00:17:29] Certain benefits for vulnerable categories,
[00:17:33] including large families, remain. Therefore,
[00:17:37] to say that all benefits have been excluded for those living in Gomel and
[00:17:40] other cities removed from the Chernobyl list is incorrect. The new
[00:17:44] list will take effect on January 1, 2027.
[00:17:47] This decision was made in agreement with the head
[00:17:50] of state. In essence, this is not just a document for the sake
[00:17:54] of a document. This is recognition that nature and time are taking their
[00:17:58] course. Lands are returning to agriculture, people are no longer
[00:18:01] Chernobyl residents by registration. However, free
[00:18:04] meals for schoolchildren were extended until the summer of 2000.
[00:18:37] exploration of mineral resources in water bodies and state expertise
[00:18:40] of geological information.
[00:18:44] The project concerns issues of obtaining conclusions on the presence of
[00:18:47] deposits and the development of project documentation.
[00:18:50] The initiator of the discussion is the Ministry of Natural Resources
[00:18:53] and Environmental Protection. Comments and suggestions are accepted until
[00:18:57] August 16 by email to the department or on the
[00:19:00] legal forum of Belarus.
[00:19:04] To be useful to society, confidently pursue your goal.
[00:19:07] The republican information and educational campaign "Step to Success"
[00:19:11] gathers new listeners. This time, the children's health camp
[00:19:15] "Belarus" became the platform for an open dialogue. Top speakers came to meet with young people:
[00:19:18] the deputy chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee and the deputy head of
[00:19:22] the administration of the Partizansky district of the capital. Among the relevant topics are
[00:19:25] the choice of future profession, secrets of career growth, life values
[00:19:29] and the formula for personal success.
[00:19:32] успеха.
[00:19:38] this action for the first time, I learned a lot
[00:19:40] about the invited guests,
[00:19:44] what school they studied in, and who
[00:19:48] their parents were? camp is a great
[00:19:51] opportunity to relax, enjoy nature,
[00:19:54] breathe fresh air,
[00:19:56] be active, run, jump,
[00:20:00] participate in different competitions, try yourself in
[00:20:03] everything. Meeting with famous compatriots and
[00:20:07] representatives of the city leadership is the best motivation for young people
[00:20:11] who are now taking their first serious step towards
[00:20:13] success. More news on Newsby website, in our mobile
[00:20:17] application and multimedia portal Videobel.