Makhachkala, February 3, 2017. More than 180 illegal landfills have been dismantled in Dagestan in 2016, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Republic of Dagestan Nabiyula Karachaev said.

297 unauthorized landfills have been revealed in Dagestan in 2016. Of these, 183 occupied more than 50 hectares were liquidated. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources of Dagestan, each year the republic produces over 1 million tons of wastes covering more than 350 hectares of land.

Recall, the year of 2017 has been declared the Year of Ecology in Russia. Within the framework of the FFA plans to plant trees on 945 thousand. Hectares of land. Thus reforestation weaning exceeds its cutting. Other environmental measures are also planned.