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The Inter-Factional Deputy Association of the Verkhovna Rada For Technogenic and Ecological Safety in the Fuel and Energy Complex Railway and Pipeline Transport of Ukraine held a sitting to consider the state of ecological safety at Ukrzaliznytsia JSC facilities.Chairman of the Inter-Factional Deputy Association of the Verkhovna Rada For Technogenic and Ecological Safety in the Fuel and Energy Complex Railway and Pipeline Transport of Ukraine MP Serhiy Shakhov noted that with the assistance of the association the Department of Ecological and Technogenic safety the necessary funds have been allocated but they are mastered by 15-20 and environmental issues including disposal of oil-contaminated lands certification of DSTU ISO 140001 environmental audit are not resolved.Such inaction according to him leads to the imposition of millions of fines on the company for land pollution the opening of criminal proceedings against officials of Ukrzaliznytsia. Additional funds will also be needed to eliminate pollution.I would like all the money allocated by the state to address environmental issues to be used for its intended purpose in particular for the reclamation of contaminated land and not just returned to the budget - said Sergei Shakhov.The Peoples Deputy also drew attention to the need to use the latest biotechnologies to neutralize oil-contaminated lands which are more efficient and several times cheaper than cutting and disposing of contaminated soil.Representatives of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia informed the audience about the state of expenditure of funds allocated in 2021 for the purchase of services for the neutralization of oil pollution environmental audit obtaining a certificate DSTU ISO 140001 planned expenditures for environmental safety in 2022 measures taken to introduce the latest technologies to eliminate pollution installation of systems for early detection of the threat of emergencies and notification of the population in case of their occurrence at high-risk facilities.In particular according to Tetyana Trypolska Director of the Engineering and Technical Support Department of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia in 2021 UAH 331 million was provided for environmental measures by Ukrzaliznytsia including UAH 88 million for cleaning and prevention of pollution detection of systemic violations and their liquidation of UAH 66 million and UAH 26 million for services to obtain the DSTU ISO 140001 certificate UAH 150 million for other expenses including solid waste disposal. In the first half of this year a total of UAH 83 million was spent and the implementation of relevant measures continues.According to her about UAH 400 million has been set aside for environmental purposes next year which includes the costs of implementing innovative technologies of soil reclamation.Information on the results of inspections of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC was provided by officials of the State Ecological Inspectorate the State Emergency Service of Ukraine the State Tax Service and the State Audit Office.A representative of the Main Investigation Department of the National Police informed about the progress of the investigation of criminal cases opened against officials of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia on the facts of violation of environmental legislation.In addition the Chairman of the MDO stated that he had information about the facts of corruption schemes in the financial and economic relations of Ukrzaliznytsia with car repair plants.The participants of the meeting stressed the need to pay more attention to the prevention of environmental pollution and disposal of hazardous waste.Summing up Serhiy Shakhov stressed that the inter-factional association is ready to do everything possible to help solve the environmental problems of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC including by making the necessary changes in the legislation.
