Some 118 kilometers of dams will be built and reconstructed in Gomel oblast to protect settlements of the region from floods, chairman of the oblast executive committee Alexander Yakobson told a press conference today dedicated to perspectives of socio-economic development of the region in 2006-2010. Some 61 kilometers of intake channels will be rationalized; more than five kilometers of roads will be built, more than 150 kilometers of discharge channels will be equipped with necessary...

The melting of snow and heavy rains in Lelchitsy region, Gomel oblast, has caused flodding of around 30 houses, deputy head of the regional office of the emergencies ministry Gennadiy Revutskiy told BelTA. According to him, water from melted snow is high in lowlands. Several households have been flooded as well as enterprises in the district centre, villages of Glushkovichi, Bukhcha, Dubrova and others. Gennadiy Revutskiy informed, due to the complicated weather conditions Lelchitsy rescue...

The free economic zone Gomel-Raton will have its booth at the industrial exhibition Hannover Messe scheduled for April 24-28; BelTA was informed in the FEZ marketing department. Hannover Messe is an annual fair, one of the world’s important events in the sphere of technologies, innovation and automation. More than 100 countries come to Hannover to present their latest achievements. Gomel FEZ will be represented within the framework of the Belarusian national exposition (pavilion 6, booth...

A delegation of Gomel region will pay a business visit to Moscow. The delegation will consist of top region administration officials, representatives of Gomel chamber of commerce and industry and several enterprises, the press service of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the inviting side, told BelTA. The visit is part of the efforts to implement the Belarus-Moscow cooperation programme. During the visit a presentation of Gomel producers of margarine and mayonnaise foods, vodka...

The Gomel oblast team of the voluntary society of assistance to the army, aviation and fleet /DOSAAF/ has won the third place at the 4th international competitions of the union of sports and technical societies of the CIS member-states in Bryansk. According to the information given to BelTA in the DOSAAF central council, apart from Belarusian sportsmen, teams from Moscow and Bryansk as well as Kaluga, Lipetsk, Smolensk, Orlov and Tula oblasts partook in the competitions. Belarusian DOSAAF...

In January-February 2006 the open joint tock company Gomeloboi exported products worth of USD 4,2 million, or 63 per cent more as against the same period last year, BelTA has been told in the company’s marketing department. The key trading partner of the company is Russia which accounts for 80 per cent of all exports. The company has developed its own commodity distribution network in Moscow. Gomeloboi also sells its products to Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova and other countries. Recently the...

A golf course will soon be built in the vicinity of the Gomel historical and cultural compound Prudok. All works on setting up the new sports ground will be completed in 2 years. Construction of a tourist compound and an 80-car capacity parking lot is also on the list. Simultaneously with the new construction, landscape beautification will be carried out; BelTA was informed in the department for physical culture, sports and tourism of the Gomel oblast executive committee. The beautification...

Some 95 per cent of tillage and sowing machines including tractors are ready for the spring sowing campaign in Gomel oblast, a correspondent of BelTA was informed by deputy chairman of the agriculture and foodstuffs department of the Gomel oblast executive committee Anatoliy Pavliukov. According to him, agricultural companies of the region were preparing their fleet of tractors by repairing farm machines and buying new ones. Regional companies were given a Br6,4bln loan to purchase spare...

Today winners of the regional festival "Constellation of Talents" will be named at the regional children and youth arts palace. Head of the mass entertainment department of the palace Lyubov Kolotsei told BelTA, the contest will gather 18 social directors from all districts of the region. The contest will name winners in two nominations "Best Game Show Host" and "Best Game Show Scenario". The winners will be awarded valuable gifts and certificates. The event is organised by the city...

The presidential election in Gomel oblast is held in a transparent and friendly atmosphere, observer from Germany Frantz Masser told in an interview with BelTA. “What is especially pleasing is that the election commissions are open and full of respect towards both the electors and observers. When we ask something we receive irrefragable answers from its members,” he said. Frantz Masser monitored the parliamentary election in 2004 in Belarus. According to him, the present election is...