There is currently one snow rafting point in Minsk. However, by next winter there should be three of them, he said First Deputy Director – Chief Engineer of Minskvodokanal Anton GOLOSKOKthe agency reportsMinsk-News” The design of two new points is currently underway, which should be completed in March 2024.
The existing snow melting point, which has been operating since December 2016 on the street. Mechanical engineers, capable of melting 5 thousand cubic meters. m of snowdrifts per day, which is equivalent to 333 dump truck bodies. During the winter season, about 100 thousand cubic meters are processed here. m of snow, while about 400 thousand cubic meters are removed from city streets every year. m.
New snow rafting points that are planned to be built on the street. Karvat and in the lane. S. Kovalevskaya, will have a capacity of 12 thousand cubic meters. m of precipitation per day, or 150 thousand cubic meters. m per season each. Thus, all three facilities will be able to process all snow removed from urban areas.
Its disposal at new snow-rafting points will take place in the same way as at the existing one. The snow mass is melted using the city sewer system, after which the water, along with sewer flows, enters the treatment plant.
It is expected that the construction of snow rafting points in Minsk will help optimize routes for removing snowdrifts from urban areas and will reduce the volume of snow transported to sites. There is a possibility that the commissioning of the points will make it possible to abandon snow landfills, which are not environmentally friendly.
