Head of the Regional State Administration Volodymyr Bondar began another operational meeting on a highly topical issue - the appearance of bird flu in Ukraine. "The region must be ready for a worthy rebuff, the work of the relevant structures will be doubled in order to prevent the spread of the virus," he stated. \n \n The head of the Regional State Administration reminded those present that a state of emergency has been introduced in three districts of Crimea where the bird flu virus has been detected. Addressing the employees of the veterinary service, the sanitary-epidemiological station, and the emergency situations management department, Volodymyr Bondar emphasized the need to introduce additional preventive measures and to inform the regional administration about the work carried out every three days. \n \n The meeting at the head of the Regional State Administration also addressed the issue of transferring the housing stock and social infrastructure facilities to communal ownership. The head of the Regional Branch of the State Property Fund of Ukraine in the region, Ivan Ustyanchuk, reported that 1,913 state-owned facilities were on the balance sheets of economic companies of the region during the privatization process, of which management decisions were adopted by the regional branch of the State Property Fund of Ukraine in the Volyn region for 1,482 facilities (77%). \n \nAccording to the data of the State Property Register, which was not included in the statutory funds of the companies as of 01.11.2005, 427 state-owned facilities remained on the balance sheets of 80 economic companies, including 160 housing stock facilities (of which 111 buildings and 10 dormitories), 152 engineering infrastructure facilities and 114 others. \n \nBased on the results of the meeting, an instruction of the first deputy head of the Regional State Administration was prepared and a schedule for the transfer of the housing stock and social infrastructure facilities to communal ownership was approved. \nRostyslav Mihas, head of the state department of ecology and natural resources in the region, reported at the meeting on the implementation of the instruction of the head of the Regional State Administration regarding the efficiency of use of water bodies of local significance. He noted that 29% of the total number of surface water bodies in the region (235 ponds and lakes) have been transferred for use on lease terms, the vast majority of them being ponds (195). \n \nAccording to information from Rostyslav Mihas, when using leased water bodies in practically all districts of the region, the ecological inspection found such main violations of environmental legislation requirements as the absence of approvals, lease agreements with the state department of eco-resources and the regional water management administration, permits for special water use, land allotment projects and documents certifying the right to use the land plot. \n \nVolodymyr Bondar called on those present to ensure the implementation of all measures necessary for the improvement of the territories of water bodies, to bring their documentation into compliance and to strengthen control over compliance with current legislation. \n