Residents of Osokorky and Vodnykiv Island accuse the Kyiv City Military Administration and its head, Timur Tkachenko, of facilitating the illegal sand dumping on the Dnipro riverfront by the Kovalska construction company.
This was reported by Kyiv resident Yevhen Shevchenko on Facebook.
According to the activist, residents complain about the constant rumble of dredgers and barges near the windows of residential buildings. In June, due to sand dredging on Vodnykiv Island, the soil under the private house of local resident Lyudmyla Ponegova sank. A sinkhole formed in the yard, which gradually grew larger. However, after massive publicity and numerous complaints, Kovalska stopped working on the island.
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Currently, according to local residents, work is underway again near the shore of Vodnykiv Island. Residents report the appearance of dead fish along the coast, which they attribute to oil emissions and the operation of machinery that affects the condition of the Dnipro riverbed.
Environmental activists say they have repeatedly filed complaints with the responsible authorities, but the situation remains unchanged.
Activists and residents are demanding that the Kyiv authorities
- Facilitate the immediate cessation of operations by Kovalska;
- Conduct checks on the legality of permits issued for sand dredging operations;
- Hold accountable those officials who contribute to the destruction of the ecosystem.
According to activists, the permit for barge traffic on the river is signed weekly by the head of the KCSA, Timur Tkachenko. Citizens call on the administration to take steps to finally resolve the problem. They also emphasized that they have repeatedly filed complaints with the responsible services, but the situation has not changed significantly.
As a reminder, in Kyiv, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have brought a case to court over the illegal transfer of a part of the nature reserve fund of national importance in Nyvky Park for construction.
