In accordance with the "Action Plan for the 2024-2025 Heating Season" and obligations, by 23.01.2025, reports on the actions taken by 13 municipalities in the country have been submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, namely the municipalities of: Prilep, Tetovo, Qendër, Ilinden, Veles, Shtip, Krushevo, Rankovce, Gazi Baba, Shuto Orizari, Ohrid, Skopje and Bogdanja, the relevant ministry announced.
"Regarding the measure Everyone on the ground: Extraordinary Inspection Supervisions on the ground for the control of the Integrated Ecological Permit B and Elaborates - penalties and warnings for the burning of oil, plastic and other hazardous substances - penalties and warnings for small workshops and plants, the Municipality of Prilep has carried out 5 extraordinary inspections of small producers and workshops, where it was found that in the fifth there was no burning of waste oils. For three of these entities, a decision was issued for the measurement of air emissions from the operation of pellet boilers and the submission of data to the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, while for a car workshop heated with a wood stove, a warning was issued - a decision for the drafting of an environmental protection study", the announcement states.
The Municipality of Tetovo has carried out inspections in 5 entities, 4 of which use heating wood, while one is on leave. The Municipality of Qendër has also carried out frequent inspections of installations that are subject to the Environmental Elaborate and use various energy sources for heating or food preparation, such as: restaurants, sandwich shops, car cleaning services and car washes. Some of these entities have been obliged to submit elaborates or have been suggested other technical measures and solutions.
Extraordinary inspection surveillance has been carried out on private properties, abandoned yards, basements and garages, where there is waste, in order to carry out cleaning and prevent waste burning, fires, etc.
This municipality emphasizes in its Report that it has carried out activities to install air purifiers in kindergartens and municipal primary schools, as well as installed filters on the windows of all kindergartens in order to avoid, prevent and reduce the harmful effects of air pollution on human health and the environment. It also regularly cleans and washes streets depending on weather conditions and cleans illegal dumps. During the period from 09.01.2025, regular cleaning of atmospheric manholes and washing of service roads in the territory of the Municipality of Qendër-Skopje has begun, while the project: "The whole center with bicycles" has also been implemented, through which 140 subsidies for bicycles, e-bikes and e-scooters have been allocated. Many active construction sites were also inspected in the territories of the neighborhoods: Vodno, Bunjakovec, Debar Maalo, Qendër and Prolet, regarding the implementation of measures for washing the wheels of vehicles, trucks and excavators, as well as maintaining the public cleanliness of the roads around the construction sites, and fines were imposed for the involvement of motor vehicles with dirty wheels on the asphalt.
The Municipality of Veles announces that the JKP “Dreven Veles” has carried out the washing of several streets in the city, and extraordinary inspections have been carried out at construction sites by authorized construction inspectors, where no elements that could affect the quality of ambient air have been found. According to the announcement from the territorial unit for fire protection in the territory of the Municipality of Veles-Çashke-Gradsko, interventions have been made and actions have been taken for reported cases of fire in burning containers, herbs, while others were caused by defects that occurred. Meanwhile, the Municipality has prepared an Action Plan for the reduction of air pollution, which has been sent to the relevant bodies for approval.
The Municipality of Stip has sent a notification on further procedures to all primary and secondary schools, kindergartens and the Youth House for the maintenance of the central heating system.
The Municipality of Krushevo, within the framework of the project Krushevo and Elbasan – a well-known cross-border tourist destination, has installed two devices for measuring air quality, one at the paragliding center in Krushevo and the other near the meteorological station. The data, after appropriate statistical processing, are presented on the website of the Municipality of Krushevo as well as on other mobile devices. They are displayed in real time and updated at intervals of several hours.
Regarding the inspection, the municipality of Kruševo announces that it has not issued any B-Integrated permits in its territory and also does not have an environmental inspector. The municipality of Rankovce announces that activities have been undertaken for the regular cleaning of roads and sidewalks in the territory of the municipality of Rankovce and intensified checks are being carried out for all installations with issued B-Integrated permits.
The Municipality of Gazi Baba, in an action organized in the settlement of Kiril Petrushevski (Vardarishte), in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the JKP Gazi Baba 2007, has collected 1 ton of used tires that residents use for heating. Following reports of a fire in the open air, the services have intervened 7 times in the house “Ranka Milanovic” in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the fire brigade of the City of Skopje. In addition, an inspection was carried out in 3 mechanics' workshops due to the risk and prevention of burning used oils and no violations were found, and an inspection was carried out in 2 locations (Cento and Indžikovo) following complaints about burning waste in household fireplaces and a warning was issued. The inspection services have carried out an inspection and verification of construction sites to check compliance with obligations related to public cleaning.
The Municipality of Shuto Orizari announces that they carry out regular cleaning of roads and sidewalks and daily cleaning of local landfills, and that they have introduced shift work for municipal inspectors during the heating season to prevent fires in open spaces. They also carry out strengthened controls on companies with environmental protection plans, as well as on active construction sites. They cooperate with the police to restrict the movement of heavy vehicles.
The Municipality of Ohrid informs that it carries out regular cleaning of roads, which are divided into 4 categories, and carries out inspections of construction sites, where it was confirmed that there are no prohibited emissions of polluting substances, to which the rainy period during the year also contributed. An inspection was carried out in a furniture production workshop, which is heated with a wood stove, but no irregularities were found.
The City of Skopje informs that the environmental inspectors of the City of Skopje are working on the second shift and have carried out an on-site inspection of the installations identified as potential sources of pollution. The Municipal Inspectorate has organized a 24/7 service in the territory of the City of Skopje, conducting regular inspections of the Public Enterprise "Water Supply and Sewerage" for the maintenance of atmospheric sewage, manholes and templates, as well as daily inspections at construction sites.
In addition, the Municipal Inspectorate and the Environmental Inspectorate of the City of Skopje carry out daily preventive checks on the burning of waste and other types of waste in open spaces and provide 24/7 organized service in locations with potential for wildfires.
The Municipality of Bogdanci has carried out an extraordinary inspection at a car service that uses pellets as fuel, where no irregularities were found.
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