More than 30 representatives of the city and regional executive committees joined the city event "Clean Thursday" in Vitebsk.

Having exchanged ties and formal suits for casual wear, the regional and city leadership got down to a good cause and helped tidy up the area near the Holy Assumption Cathedral, which is one of the central religious landmarks of the regional center. Fallen leaves and trimmed tree branches were collected from the slope near the church, paths were swept, and trash was removed. The Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Subbotin, worked side by side with the Chairman of the City Executive Committee, Nikolai Orlov – they were busy planting a small alley near the military memorial on Uspenskaya Hill. The leading officials planted ornamental currant bushes, which bloom almost until the frosts, although they do not bear fruit.

A month-long campaign to tidy up the land will continue in Vitebsk until the end of April.

Nikolai Orlov spoke about who has already joined the initiative: "During the month, road repairs and planting of green spaces are being carried out. On the eve of the Republican Subbotnik and Easter, we decided to hold the 'Clean Thursday' campaign. The location was not chosen by chance. Uspenskaya Hill is our pride, our memory. To make the city green and beautiful, we decided to plant a hedge of Alpine currant in this area. The campaign was supported by work collectives, students from schools, vocational colleges, and universities. And civil servants could not stand aside, they came to clean up, to make our city cleaner and even more beautiful in a united effort. We must also pay tribute to the residents of the private sector, who came out to improve their household plots."

"BELTA"