OUR BIG CLEANING
4.06.2011
With national action “BIG CLEANING OF SERBIA  - Clean up Serbia” which is a part of planetary campaign Clean up the World and Nis it was celebrated June 5th – Worlds Day of Environment. According to City headquarter of the campaign, in the activities of cleaning participated about 8000 volunteers on over 50 locations where was removed about 40 tons of garbage. In this year activity participated and employees in city and municipality administrations, public – utility enterprises, members of Army or Serbia, employees in private companies, members of NGO. To the work activities of cleaning joined and students of numerous faculties as and students of elementary and secondary schools, who cleaned around its schools and park surfaces. Among volunteers was and residents of housing, who organized cleaned its yards and inter-space. According to Sonja Popovic, President of the Council for Environment of City of Nis, despite the fact that success of this action is obvious, goal is that in the City of Nis no more trash and illegal dumps. By comparison, last year was registered 118 illegal dumps of trash, to this year number of this kind of locations reduced on 53, as to increase consciousness of citizens about environmental protection,  proper waste disposal and recycling. Beside action of cleaning organized and numerous following manifestations which for theme has environmental protection. One of manifestations was and International Review of Ecological and Archaeological Film, in the organization of Ekopolis Network, concert which was held in Green oasis of City Municipality of Medijana, but and great party “Escape in nature” which was held on Kamenicki Vis.

City Municipality of Palilula and on this occasion has had outstanding results. After big action of cleaning, which was held on the beginning of May in the park “Bubanj”, again gathered representatives of organization of civil society and educational institutions. According to Boban Mikic, coordinator of the campaign in the Palilula Municipality, activities of cleaning took place on more location: on the Gabrovacka Reka, Bubanj, Ledena Stena, on the road L. Stena – D. Medjurovo, next Faculty of Science and Mathematics, on the Old cemetery, Stocni trg, coast of the river Nisava. To the our call answered: NGO My Bubanj, Puls, Become Green and You, Sure step, CAK, Voluntary Center, EKOpolis, students and teachers of elementary schools Bubanjski heroji, Sreten Mladenovic Mika, Branko Miljkovic, students of Faculty of Occupational Safety and Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, FSM, Citizen` Council LO Bubanj, LO Ledena Stena, LO Donje Medjurovo, waste collectors – highlighted Boban Mikic.

President of Assembly of Palilula Municipality, Milan Djurdjevic visited participant of action on Gabrovacka reka and with participants of the school Bubanjski heroji, students and activists of NGOs, EKOpolis network cleaned bed of this river. Then he visited and workers of Telecom Serbia who cleaned area of the complex of Old Cemetery.

Association PULS is after 5 realized actions of cleaning of green areas between Elementary Schools “Bubanjski heroji” and Special School “Bubanj” under patronage of City Municipality of Palilula and network of organizations of civil society with media EKOpolis network, this weekend done action of arranging of abandoned area, and future recreational park, located on the edge of wood complex of Memorial Park “Bubanj”. From small wood, according to Svetlana Petrovic, President of Association, in past actions it is cleaned and exported about 100 cubic meters of various garbage and debris.

Numerous citizens, volunteers cleaned and Memorial Park Bubanj, with wish that favorite resort of people from Nis be more beautiful and healthier surroundings. Beside of cleaning and arranging of the park, according to Boban Mikic, member of Municipal Council, was organized action of setting house for birds, it was arranged sports playground and it was mounted four ouzels. If project for arranging of Memorial Park Bubanj will be approved – highlights Mikic this “Green oasis” of the city of Nis will get a whole new look. Basic goal of this activities is change of consciousness of the citizens about environmental protection. About 300 thousands of volunteers participated in ecological action “Big cleaning of Serbia”. It was cleaned on more then three thousands locations, and Ministry of Environment this action organize second time, not only to clean, but and to develop consciousness about significance of protection of human environment.

To the big cleaning of Nis joined and workers of Public – utility Enterprise Naissus, who cleaned coasts of Nisava and area about the source Medijana. To the action of big cleaning joined almost all workers of PUE Naissus. More then 200 of them cleaned on several locations beside Nisava. It was cleaned and area along the fence of water system on the Boulevard of Emperor Constantine and cost of Nisava between Vrezina and the bridge on the Boulevard Medijana.
Today it is not just cleaned on the costs of Nisava, but it was work and in riverbed. And there it wasn’t necessary only good will, but it was necessary and knowledge and skills, which have members of diving club “Gusar” in Nis.

They took over obligation, that as professional people remove different garbage that ended in Nisava. Nisava, river for more purposes. You can relax near it, walk near it, and it is suitable for water sports. However, all that good fun is pointless when garbage begin to float next to you. Thanks to the people of good will through actions much can be rescued, but sometimes problems it is beyond possibilities of ordinary people. Some things are available only to professionals. Of course, should not leave all to the case that the river gets submarine fleet.