10 THOUSAND SPECIES HAVE BEEN RELEASED INTO RIVER DNIEPER WITHIN LIMITS OF PUBLIC INITIATIVE “SAVE THE DNIEPER TOGETHER!

The fifth year without interruption PJSC “Zaporizhstal” carries through ecological campaign “Save the Dnieper together!”. On November 05th, 2016 within limits of the public initiative, around 10 thousand species of white silver carps and grass carps, which are natural river ameliorators, have been released into the river, and 500 kg. of rubbish are picked up from bottom of the river Dnieper. In addition, within limits of the ecological campaign “Save the Dnieper together!” subbotnik “Clean city” has taken place in 2016 on embankment highway.

1100 Zaporozhye citizens: students, representatives of public organisations, not indifferent citizens, and also representatives of the regional federation of underwater hunting, diving and fishery, city organisation of hunters and fishers and National Nature Reserve «Hortitsa» have taken part in widespread ecological initiative “Save the Dnieper together!”.

«We carry on campaign “Save the Dnieper together!” since 2012 and every year its immensity grows. During this period within limits of the action, 130 thousand of species have been released into the Dnieper, annually we clean river streambed and bank line along the embankment highway. Issues of environmental protection for us are not only ecological modernisation of the Steel Works, but also improvement of the whole region ecosystem. Only such complex approach to this question produce good results», has noted Rostislav Shurma, the General Director of PJSC “Zaporizhstal”.

In a course of campaign “Save the Dnieper together!” in addition to stocking with fish, divers of regional federation of underwater hunting, diving and fishery have clearing bottom of river Dnieper. Summarizing results of subbotnik “Clean city” on the embankment highway, around 16 tons of rubbish were collected and taken out.

Within limits of ecological campaign “Save the Dnieper together!” subbotnik has taken place also on island Hortitsa. Here, on a place of uninhabited building, rubbish and building materials have been collected and taken out, soil have been brought, trees and grass have been planted.

It should be noted that in 2016 it is the final stage of ecological campaign “Save the Dnieper together!”. Earlier in April and September within limits of the campaign, PJSC “Zaporizhstal” has carried out ecological quest on island Hortitsa for 100 schoolchildren.

Let us remind, that PJSC “Zaporizhstal” carries out the public ecological campaign “Save the Dnieper together!” since 2012. 5200 participants have taken part in it for the period 2012-2015, more than 80 tons of rubbish is collected, 117 thousand of fish species are released into the river, 5000 spawning grounds for fish and 30 floating nests for birds are placed, and 500 oak plantlets are planted.

More photos of ecological campaign “Save the Dnieper together!” by reference https://yadi.sk/d/Vzn_3T2qy7XEK

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