The bank of the Ingul River was turned into a landfill in Mykolaiv

The bank of the Ingul River was turned into a landfill in Mykolaiv facebook.com/sw.dei
Katerina Belousova

Eco-inspectors sent a statement to the National Police

In Mykolaiv, in the Ingul district, on the banks of the Ingul River, a spontaneous landfill of household waste and old furniture was formed on an area of ​​155.43 m2.

The total volume of waste reached 380.8 m3, and the amount of damage from the blockage – 79.8 thousand hryvnias, the State Environmental Inspection of the South-Western District reports on Facebook.

It is noted that the violations were discovered thanks to the appeal of concerned citizens. Eco-inspectors surveyed the area and confirmed the river bank was blocked.

The message emphasized that the eco-inspectors sent letters to the Mykolaiv City Council and the Administration of the Ingul District to clean up the landfill.

"Since the actions of unknown persons who committed littering and arbitrary occupation of land resources show signs of a crime, the inspectorate sent a statement to the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Mykolaiv region," the press service said.

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that in Odesa region in the area of ​​the Zhovtiy Yar village, the territories adjacent to the Saryary River were littered with household waste. The river and its mouth itself flow into the Karachaus estuary, which is part of the national natural park "Tuzlivski lymani"

As EcoPolitic previously reported, in the Mykolaiv Oblast in the regional landscape park "Tyligulsky" Chilovu slope was built up by MAFs and turned into a popular vacation spot.

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