Belarusians can go to the forest – in which areas restrictions have begun to be lifted

28.09.2024 14:12

For a long time, due to the high level of fire danger in a number of regions of Belarus, not only restrictions but also a ban on visiting forests were introduced.

The onset of real autumn weather is accompanied by the lifting of restrictions.

You can find out in which areas the situation is most favorable by opening the interactive map of the Ministry of Forestry.

Ban on visiting forests

In the Brest region, it will not be possible to visit the forest area in the Baranovichi, Berezovsky, Brestsky, Ivanovsky, Ivatsevichy, Luninets, Lyakhovichsky, Malorita, Pinsk, Pruzhany and Stolin districts.

Restrictions are in place in Zhabinka and Kobrin, while the rest of the districts have the green light.

Emergency Situations Ministry vehicle
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In the Grodno region, the ban is in effect in the Berestovitsky, Volkovysk, Zelva, Svisloch and Slonim districts.

The restrictions apply only in Mostovsky, Shchuchinsky and Ostrovetsky districts.

In the Vitebsk region, the ban has been established in the Beshenkovichi, Lepel and Chashniki districts.

There are restrictions in place in five more districts.

In the Mogilev region, the ban is in effect in the Klimovichi, Kostyukovichi, Krasnopolsky, Krichevsky, Mstislavsky and Khotsimsky districts.

In other areas, except for Glussky (restricted), entry to the forest is free.

In the Minsk region, the ban was introduced in the Dzerzhinsky, Minsk, Pukhovichsky and Soligorsk districts.

Vileika, Volozhin, Lyuban, Molodechno and Starodorozhsky districts are in the yellow zone.

In the Gomel region, it is prohibited to visit the forest in the Buda-Koshelevo, Vetkovsky, Gomel, Dobrush, Yelsky, Zhitkovichsky, Kalinkovichsky, Lelchitsy, Loevsky, Mozyrsky, and Narovlya districts.

The Ministry reminds that the introduction of the ban implies a complete refusal to visit forests, as well as entry of vehicles - except for official ones.

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor