Protests erupt in opposition to proposed waste plant in NW Russia

A number of thousand folks took to the streets throughout northwest Russia on Sunday to protest a controversial plan to construct a serious waste plant there.

Police within the regional capital of Arkhangelsk mentioned that about 1,000 folks attended a rally there whereas native media reported that greater than 2,000 protesters confirmed up. Locals held Russian flags and placards saying, “Let’s stand for the Russian north.”

Protesters additionally rallied in opposition to the dump in additional than a dozen cities.

Russian media reported that three activists had been detained on the Arkhangelsk rally on costs associated to their participation in unsanctioned rallies earlier this 12 months.

The outcry in opposition to plans for the waste plant in a pristine Russian forest gained nationwide prominence earlier this 12 months after the regional authorities agreed to course of and bury a few of Moscow’s waste at a brand new web site at a distant railroad station.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has requested native officers to heed public considerations however the development challenge has not been shelved.