Lukashenko pledges more support for housing construction in rural areas

PINSK DISTRICT, 4 October (BelTA) - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko promised to strengthen support for the construction of housing in rural communities as he visited the Parokhonskoye agricultural enterprise in Pinsk District on 4 October, BelTA has learned.

“We will strengthen support for rural communities, especially what concerns housing construction,” the head of state said. “Housing construction programs should be implemented in places where there are manufacturing enterprises, where there is work for people.”

According to the president, it is necessary to build rental housing for workers. This, alongside with good salaries, will create necessary conditions for attracting specialists.

This approach, however, does not rule out the possibility for people to build single-family houses. “If a person decides to have a house built, we will give a land plot. We will encourage such undertakings,” the Belarusian leader said.

The same should be done not only in respect to employees of the agro-industrial sector, but also of other industries, without pulling all the workforce to the cities, thus damaging rural communities.