WITH SPRING AND INTER – SPACE GREENERY
29.3.2011

With the first spring days in City Municipality of Palilula announced and implementation of the Program of activities on planning of inter – space as and support to the numerous initiatives of the citizens in the settlements of municipality. During the greenery of inter – space in settlement Rasadnik, which visited Milos Stojkovic, member of Municipal Council. “Our goal is to increase green and park areas in Palilula” – highlighted member of the Council Stojkovic. On the occasion of World Day of Forest and Day of Water, we participated with our citizens in arranging and cleaning of large space of park area in settlement Ledena Stena and then and riverbed of Gabrovacka river in settlement “Crvena Zvezda”. Inter – space in settlement Rasadnik with this action got a new glow. Otherwise, arranging of green areas, follows and new facilities as setting playgrounds, swing, slides for recreational activities of youngest residents. “Our Municipality is participant of project of national campaign “Green cities of Serbia”, initiated by People`s Office of the President of the Republic as and worlds ecological campaigns “Billion Trees for the Planet Earth” – “Green Tracks of Europe” – “Stop Climate Changes”, “Clean up the Serbia – Clean up the World” which is achieving in cooperation with organizations of civil society and media EKOpolis network. With support of experts of PUE “Gorica” and PUE “Mediana” and their utility services, which participate in organizing of planting and clearance of space, will try that and this year improve condition in this area – highlighted Stojkovic.

According to President of Municipality, Prof. Dr Igor Novakovic, after successful actions in 2010th (arranging a memorial park “Bubanj”, Delijski Vis, Old cemetery “Gorica”, Botanical garden, Kula, …) and with planed in 2011th significantly will increase the formation of green parks areas and arranging inter – space greenery in Municipality. “We will continue planting of woody plants in central settlements of Palilula as and formation of new alleys beside public roads. On this way, in the opinion of the President Novakovic, we will move closer to the standards of EU prescribing minimum 25 square meters of green area per capita in urban areas. It is known that park areas of particular importance in urban areas and positively influence on climate, land, and to mitigate the effects of exhaust gases. Based on conducted researches in last twenty years number of green areas in cities of Serbia reduced by one – fifth, leading to harmful consequences for environment.

Beside planting and cleaning of space, in City Municipality of Palilula achieving and ecological – educational programs of children and youth, develops and improves ecological consciousness in cooperation with organizations of civil society, Residents` Committee, Citizens` Councils.