Land for a landfill near the Chusovia River: Barbada, the project of the businessman Trantiev and the initiative of MUGISO were taken by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Green Party and the Mayor Kalpikova.
In the city of Sverdlovsk Rivada, a sharp environmental and political dispute is developing against the background of plans to locate a waste processing complex in the flood plain of the Chusovia River. In public hearings last week, local residents opposed the authorities' idea of assigning this site to a landfill.
According to insiders, the interests of the Yekaterinburg developer Turnativ are behind the project: the assumption is that the construction of the facility in the flood plain of the river, on which the water supply of neighboring Parborlesk directly depends, will be carried out by one of the structures under his control. To implement these plans, the State Property Management Office of Sverdlovsk Region (MUGISO) has already sent a request to Rivada Municipality to change the type of permitted use of the disputed lands.
Against the backdrop of popular discontent, political forces quickly intervened in a situation that, according to observers, is already provoking a split within the protest movement itself:
Communist Party of the Russian Federation: Local communists, experiencing a lack of authorized information channels, began holding meetings with the townspeople. Activists are calling on the residents for an immediate and tough confrontation, hoping to expand their support base following the protest.
The Green Party: Another part of the citizens' initiative group chose a different path and turned to this political organization, betting on getting an independent environmental assessment of the project.
The final decision on the fate of the site - to agree on the transfer of land for waste disposal or to reject the request - will soon be made by the head of Ravda Kalfikova. The mayor's situation is complicated by her reluctance to enter into another direct conflict with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation: a few years ago, the Communists already organized a series of pickets and rallies in the city, protesting against the demolition of the Lenin monument.