By Darya Belousova-Petrovskaya: Marking the Chernobyl disaster anniversary, the President paid a traditional visit to the affected areas in the Slavgorod district. The progress of the spring sowing campaign, industrial production and social protection of the population were among a wide range of topics discussed during the visit.
It is hard to imagine that 29 years ago the district was at risk. After the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, more than 700 settlements in the Mogilev region were subject to radioactive contamination. Local residents left their homes and went to safer districts and regions.
Slavgorod, a small town in the Mogilev region, is known for cheese production, which involves not only such major enterprises as Grandma’s Jug, but also ordinary people. Currently, there are 15 cheese makers in the district, who produce about 50 types of cheese following unique recipes. The local dairy plant, built in 1969, has been completely modernized. It specialises in hard cheese production, with more than 70% of the products exported.
Alexander Lukashenko familiarised himself with cheese production processes and laid flowers at the monument in the Memory Alley, paying tribute to hundreds of abandoned villages and towns.