23.04.2019
April 22 – International Earth Day. Belhydromet contributed to landscaping and greening of Belarus
World earth day is celebrated annually on April 22. It’s a day of our common cozy home. The holiday was established on 63rd General Assembly UN in 2009 and it’s celebrated from 2010.
Tradition to celebrate on April 22 was born in USA in 1970; it is an international action from 1990.
In northern hemisphere, Earth Day is celebrated in spring, and in Southern hemisphere holiday is celebrated in autumn.
The main purpose of this global action is to draw attention of society and every person to Earth problems.
On the eve of the holiday and on this date various events are organized - “actions on environmental protection” are held in the form of traditional spring subbotniks, when it is customary to clean up, plant trees and participate in rallies and demonstrations.
As all over the world in our country people improve territory of cities, carry out large-scale tree plantings, plant flowers. Planting trees in public places has become a good tradition.
Nowadays Earth day has become a large movement where people of all ages and nations take part. The idea of celebration is to draw attention of planet’s population to negative impacts of scientific and technological progress on the environment. Everyone can go out and take part in the improvement and landscaping of their yards and streets.
This year staff of Belhydromet also contributed to greening and cleaning of the country.
Within the framework of republican community work day head of Belhydromet Raman Labaznau, together with representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus with teachers and students of Feodosiy Kirichenko’s Gymnasium №9 and secondary school №26 of Grodno took part in planting greenery in Grodno.
First deputy head of Belhydromet Oleg Klimovich supported action for improvement of small homeland. On April 20 together with heads of enterprises and organizations of Pervomaisky district and administration, owner of honorary title of “Minsk resident of the year” and representatives of deputies' corps he took part in laying an oak alley dedicated to 50th anniversary of Pervomaisky district of Minsk in Zelenyy Lug at the crossing Karbysheva and Sedyh.
Employees of Belhydromet also took part in a large-scale republican action Following the example of leaders. Volunteer team held a work day on the territory of Belhydromet.
Some workers were involved in improvement of yard area of Belgidromet: they cleaned last year’s dry foliage and garbage, while others cleaned up building: washed windows and cleaned rooms.
Good weather and united actions of friendly team made it possible to cope with a large amount of work quickly and efficiently. They did their best: they put things in order and recharged themself with positive energy!
By the way, an interesting fact: this year the tradition of Saturday work celebrated exactly 100 years. The first event of such work was organized on April 12 in 1919 at the depot Moscow-Sortirovochnay of Moscow-Kazan railway.
