Help the Dniester!

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Culture Mikhail Burla took part in the round table "Ecological problems of the Dniester River". The Parliamentarian participated in its meeting not only in this status, but because he is in charge of the Department of Social and Economic Geography and Regional studies of PSU, is the candidate of geographical sciences. Round table on environmental issues was organized by “Obnovlenie” party. Among the participants were representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the main university of the Republic, members of youth organizations, environmental organizations.

Interested talks were about the state of our main waterway – the Dniester River. Unfortunately, it lost former capacity in recent years. It became clear from the voiced reports, which were made by students and school pupils. A large number of dams were built over-regulation of the river flow, pollution, uncontrolled extraction of sand and gravel and other reasons led to the current state of the Dniester. This led to a drop in the water level, the loss of natural spawning grounds of fish, reduce the river's ability to cleanse itself.

Chairman of the Bendery City Council Yuri Kara drew the attention to the need of joint efforts of Ukraine, Moldova and Pridnestrovie at the territory of which the Dniester flows, in order to preserve the river.

In the course of brain-storm session on the preservation of our common wealth of water each of participants expressed personal opinion what we can make that the Dniester became the same as it always was - a full-flowing river with an abundance of different species of fauna and flora. We can do it.