April 21, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Enterprises of the Vitebsk region produced Br11.5 billion worth of industrial products on the day of the subbotnik, the BELTA correspondent was informed by the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Economy Committee. 473.8 thousand residents of the region took part in the republican subbotnik: employees of enterprises and organizations, students, public activists, and pensioners. In addition to industrial products, they performed contract work worth Br2.7 billion. In total, the region transferred over Br5 billion to the fund of the republican subbotnik. Volunteers were engaged in the improvement of social facilities and the cleaning of territories. Among the main sites of the subbotnik were Victory Park and the "Marko-City" shopping and entertainment center in Vitebsk. In Beshenkovichi district, the Ostrovno Station of Young Technicians became the center of main efforts, and in Vitebsk district - the Voronovsky boarding house. Warm sunny weather contributed to the fact that during the subbotnik, utility workers, together with residents, planted almost 2.5 thousand trees and 3.6 thousand shrubs on the adjacent territories and in the courtyards alone. The forests of the region also became cleaner: 23 hectares of forest areas near roads, dacha settlements, and settlements were cleared of debris. -0-

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