07 February 2011, 17:27
Mykola Tomenko: The Lands of the Carpathian Region that were not used for the Investment Projects should be taken back into State Ownership
Meeting the journalists in Zakarpattia region, Mykola Tomenko, Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, stated that investment agreements envisaging allocation of hundreds of hectares of Carpathian forests should be revised.
M.Tomenko stated that hundreds of hectares of forest had been allotted for trifling sum under the allegedly international investment projects in the Carpathians with an ‘active´ assistance of the local authorities. However, no ski resorts or recreation facilities have been constructed in these territories, "as the primary intention was to take the land for next to nothing for the individual needs."
The Deputy Chairman calls for revising the agreements. If the contractual provisions were violated, the lands shall be taken back into state ownership, so that people had a chance to walk and recreate in the quality environment.
Dwelling upon the prospects of Zakarpattia region, M.Tomenko stated, "Development of recreation areas should not be neglected. Green projects of year-round recreation in the Carpathians should become popular."