In the Carpathian region, residents blocked a road to protest the construction of a hydroelectric power plant
In the village of Vyhoda, Kalush District, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, local residents blocked the R-21 Dolyna–Khust highway to protest the possible construction of a hydroelectric power plant on the Svicha River.
The protest began around 10:00 a.m. Participants are continuously walking across the crosswalk, causing traffic disruptions. Law enforcement officers are on the scene.
Meanwhile, Mykola Matsalak, chairman of the Vyhoda Village Council, stated that construction of the hydroelectric power plant is not currently underway and is not planned. According to him, the area is part of a nature conservation zone, and residents are being given information about the project that is not always accurate.
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