After knowledge of a terrible picture on the shore of the Curonian Lagoon – an unplanned check

On Monday, LNKK.lt reported that by passing the famous Amber Bay on the outskirts of Juodkrantė, journalists saw a large pile of various waste on the coast of the Curonian Lagoon. It contained cut pads, bricks, concrete blocks and other construction remains. There was a whole coast of the lagoon with various construction, asphalt and other waste.

LNK.LT footage:

It is true that as the main hiking trail from the center of Juodkrantė resort to Amber Bay, all of this clutter is not visible – it lies away from the eyes of outsiders. Instead, there is a magnificent sign at the main trail, indicating that this place is really special. The sign « Amber Bay Historical Reserve » is written on the mark in large letters.

Photo by Lnk.lt

The information has been confirmed

The Neringa Municipal Administration claimed that she was not aware of this situation. « We currently have no data on the circumstances and the initiative of which construction waste may have arisen in this place, » said the Chief of Administration of Neringa Municipality to the LNK.lt portal. Specialist Sandra Vaišvilaitė.

The Department of Environmental Protection also stated that its officials had not yet been aware of this waste.

Meanwhile, the Curonian Spit National Park Directorate has not yet answered the questions of LNK.lt, and the answers were sent by the State Service for Protected Areas (VSTT).

Diana Rakauskaitė, a public relations specialist in this service, said that the Curonian Spit National Park Directorate « organized an unscheduled inspection of the said territory ».

Photo by Lnk.lt

“During the inspection, it was found that construction waste poured on the Curonian Lagoon, which was poured out on the Curonian Lagoon, and the information was officially referred to the Department of Environmental Protection (AAD), which directly performs control functions and records environmental irregularities on the Curonian Lagoon coast.

The Curonian Spit National Park Directorate does not have information on what persons pour construction waste and for what reasons. It should find out the AAD, ”VSTT informed the LNK.lt portal.

The Department of Environmental Protection (AAD) told the LNK.lt portal that his officers would conduct a local inspection and open an investigation. « We will be able to provide more accurate information at the end of the investigation, » the AAD replies state.

Didn’t know or close her eyes?

By the way, it is interesting that the State Service for Protected Areas said that the situation is best known to the Curonian Spit National Park Directorate.

Indeed, on the day the LNK.lt portal journalists recorded construction and other waste, poured on the shore of the lagoon in Amber Bay Historical Reserve, in the same Amber Bay, four cars parked in one of the buildings, even three of them were marked with inscriptions and logos.

What did such a large number of forces of the Curonian Spit National Park Directorate in a small Amber Bay, where they watched or close their eyes, if they didn’t see that the World Heritage List of the Curonian Spit in the historical reserve of construction waste and the Gulf of Amber starts to look like a landfill?

The photo shows the right cars of the Curonian Spit National Park Directorate, and on the left there is a Gulf of Amber Bay, where journalists captured the image -like image of construction waste that day / Photo by Lnk.lt.

Penalties are scheduled

According to the State Service for Protected Areas (VSTT), the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Lithuania provides for administrative liability for failure to comply with the requirements of the legal acts regulating waste management.

« The amount of the fine depends on the nature of the waste, the quantity, the specific territory. The administrative offenses are authorized to commence AAD State Control Office, » VSTT spokeswoman D. Rakauskaitė told LNK.lt.

As AAD officials promised to do their own investigation, we will be able to provide more information at the end of it.