Shatskyi lakes were prepared for the beach season: mountains of garbage were removed

Shatskyi lakes were prepared for the beach season: mountains of garbage were removed facebook.com/dsnsVol
Katerina Belousova

Seven lakes are planned to be cleaned in the coming days

In Volyn, rescue divers examined and cleaned 10 lakes from the Shatsk group of debris in order to prepare them for the start of the bathing season.

A large amount of rusty iron, rubber bottles, bricks, broken glass and other garbage were recovered from the lakes, reports the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Volyn region on Facebook.

It is noted that the bathing season will begin on June 1.

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The rescuers have already examined:

  • the beach of the "Forest Song" sanatorium on Lake Svityaz;
  • city ​​lake in Novovolynsk;
  • lake in the city of Berestechko;
  • water areas at Teremniv ponds;
  • central beach in Lutsk.

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"Inspecting the bottom of the water area, divers remove a lot of rusty iron, broken glass and bricks, cans, plastic and other garbage, they use metal detectors to search for metal objects," the report said.

It is noted that 7 more lakes are planned to be cleaned in the coming days.

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The rescuers added that during the survey they were also clarifying and determining the boundaries of beaches and bathing areas. In addition, they provide recommendations to local authorities for the further arrangement of places of recreation on the water.

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that the Lutsk city territorial community has joined the "LUN City AIR" network, which will allow citizens to receive information about air quality in real time.

As EcoPolitic reported earlier, in Kyiv, the clearing and beautification of the unique Sinye Lake, located in the Podilsky district near the Vynogradar housing estate, was included in the list of environmental protection measures for 2023. Over the past 40 years, the lake has become very shallow due to construction and rising air temperatures.

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