In Mykolaiv, there is no concept of development of green zones, and their inventory was last carried out five years ago, — DHCS

Currently, the concept of development of green zones has not been developed in Mykolaiv, and the inventory of plantations was last carried out in 2018.

Such data as of December 2023 were provided by the Department of Housing and Communal Services of the City Council in response to an information request by NikVesti.

«During 2018, 16 green zones were inventoried, on which 4,774 trees and 910 bushes were determined,» the answer reads.

The Department of Housing and Communal Services also reported that «as of the date of the response, the concept of development of green zones in Mykolaiv has not been developed.» At the same time, they answered there, the comprehensive environmental program of Mykolaiv does not include funds for measures to adapt planted green areas in 2023-2027.

As you know, various promotions are currently being announced for planting trees in Mykolaiv. For example, young pines were planted in Victory Park in October 2023, and lindens were planted along Tsentralnyi Avenue in December.

We will remind you that in March 2022, the mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych announced that poplars will be cut down in Mykolaiv to build dugouts and heat people at roadblocks. Later, the director of the housing and communal services department of the city council, Dmytro Bezdolnyi, clarified that the felled poplars were used not only for fortifications, but also for heating social institutions and hospitals.

Already in May 2023, the Mykolaiv Parks utility company ordered 5 million hryvnias for tree removal, sanitary and rejuvenating tree pruning, stump grubbing, and tree planting services in the city. It was about planting 50 young maple trees. Then the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, asked the townspeople whether it is worth buying seedlings of trees and bushes.

It is also known that 144 trees are planned to be demolished in Mykolaiv by the end of 2023, 632 trees have already been demolished this year, «Mykolaiv Parks» reported in response to an information request from NikVesti.