Ecologists: an institute that evaluated the impact of the construction of the highway through the “moose island” on nature, did not have the right to do this

The “Expert Council on the Proviable case” found out that the administration of the Losynaya Island and public hearings on its results by the Korolev near Moscow National Park conducted serious violations On Wednesday, February 14, environmentalists turned to the environmental prosecutor's office.

Materials for assessing the impact of the future road on the environment were submitted for consideration in January. Their development was engaged in the All-Russian Research Institute of Environmental Protection (FSBI "VNII Ecology"). Despite the fact that there is no EIA development in the list of permitted types of activities of the Institute, he gave a positive review on the project of cutting down the national park, even before the conclusion of the contract with the customer. The development of the EIA, according to the deputy head of the Queen Pavel Kotov, took place on the basis of the request of the Korolev administration.

In addition, after a public hearing, the administration reported that more than half of the questionnaires of local residents (in total, the Korolev administration received 11,702 questionnaires) of comments on the project for the construction of the highway through the “moose island”. All sheets were recognized as valid.

But, as the members of the “Expert Council in the reserved business” explained , it is illegal and 7,163 questionnaires without the position of citizens should be canceled according to the order of the Ministry of Natural Resources dated 01.12.2020 No. 999. It says that questionnaires cannot be taken into account without comments. Another violation - the remarks and suggestions of the remaining 4,539 participants in the discussions were listed in a certain magazine, but neither it nor the remarks themselves attached to the protocol. Now, based on the requirements of the Ministry of Natural Resources, environmentalists dispute the results of the hearings through the environmental prosecutor's office.

Earlier, Smola told how the Korolev administration urged people to fill out questionnaires, indicating that they “have no comments and proposals” to the project of the highway through the national park. Such newsletters were made through teachers and educators of kindergartens into parental chats. The children were connected to the vote for the construction of the highway. In January, teachers of gymnasium No. 9 asked schoolchildren to fill out questionnaires on behalf of pensioners. The children were distributed to the senior residents of the Queen, they asked to enter their data to questionnaires and put down marks for the construction of the road.