Russia: Rostov region plans to eliminate 483 rural hamlets

The Rostov region is proposing the administrative suppression of 483 depopulated rural hamlets, causing concern among farmers for the management of arable land.Breaking News, Economy, Society, agriculture, demography, Hamlets, Rostov, Russia, AFE PACKAGE, newsThe Rostov region is proposing the administrative suppression of 483 depopulated rural hamlets, causing concern among farmers for the management of arable land.

The authorities of the Rostov region submitted for public debate this week a project for the administrative suppression of 483 rural hamlets affected by depopulation in southern Russia.

Sixty-seven of these localities included in the reform no longer have a single permanent resident according to recent territorial demographic surveys.

Forty-four hundred and sixteen other towns attached to this list each accommodate less than ten residents, the majority being made up of retirees isolated from major roads.

Les syndicats d'exploitants agricoles de la vallée du Don redoutent que la disparition légale de ces entités rurales ne rende difficile l'exploitation des terres cultivables adjacentes.

Cinquante kilomètres séparent parfois ces petits hameaux des centres municipaux en charge de l'entretien des infrastructures publiques et de l'approvisionnement en électricité.

The Rostov region represents a major agricultural hub for the country, combining large cereal crops and a wine-growing tradition dating back more than two centuries.

Agri-food sector analysts are calling for a relaxation of the law in order to preserve the roads serving private plots without maintaining costly administrative services.

L'assemblée législative régionale de Rostov doit délibérer sur ce découpage territorial lors d'un vote officiel programmé le mois prochain.