Monument in memory of participants in Chernobyl accident relief works to be built in north Moldova town

Chisinau, 11 October /MOLDPRES/ - The cabinet, at a today’s meeting, approved the erection of a bust to Ion Costin and a monument in the memory of the participants in the Chernobyl accident relief works, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.   

The monument in the memory of the participants in the relief works at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant will be built in the Independence square of the northern Ocnita town. Thirty three persons from the Ocnita district, of whom only 25 are alive, participated in removing the consequences of the Chernobyl accident.   

The spending for the works of designing, carrying out, construction of the monument and complex arrangement of the adjacent land will be covered from the Ocnita district budget, as well as from donations and sponsorships.  

At the same time, to eternize the memory of political figure Ion Costin, MP in Sfatul Tarii (Country Council), mayor of Chisinau during 1933-1937, and on the occasion of his 130th birthday anniversary, a bust to Ion Costin will be constructed in the Ghidighici village, Chisinau municipality.     

The expenses for the working out of the documents on project, building the bust and arrangement of the adjacent land will be covered with the financial means coming from donations and sponsorships.