A million euros for the White Elephant

The high-altitude astronomical and meteorological observatory located on the Mount Pip Ivan has hope for restoration. Its construction began in 1936, it is in disrepair, but not completely destroyed.
On February 22, in the city of Yaremche, a grant agreement was signed between Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University and the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Poland on the project "Adaptation of the former observatory on the Mount Pop Ivan to the needs of the high-altitude rescue center" within the framework of the EU Cross-Border Cooperation Program Poland-Belarus-Ukraine (PL-BU-UA) 2014-2020. The grant amount is 1 million 53 thousand euros. This was reported by the university.
It is planned to establish at the observatory on the Mount Pip Ivan (the Chornohora Range, the Carpathians), known as the White Elephant, the International Scientific Center "Observatory" of the Precarpathian University and Warsaw University (Republic of Poland).
The corresponding grant agreement was signed by Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University and the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Poland.
In particular, it is planned to install modern meteorological equipment, purchase the necessary rescue vehicles and modern equipment for Ukrainian and Polish rescue units. It will help to carry out search and rescue operations in the highlands. Part of the money will be spent for repairs and arrangement of the premises within the scope of the project, - the "Vsesvit" informs.
Read also
Autumn Carpathians are not joking: Uzhgorod tourists go lost on the Pip Ivan
18 November 2018 14:37
In some places of Transcarpathia, it is already winter (PHOTOFACT)
16 November 2018 13:02
The starting point of Chornohora ridge is the list of the main photo library (PHOTOS)
29 December 2016 21:43
The Carpathian "elephant" needs protection (PHOTO)
28 June 2016 19:47
Latest news
8206480/0208634
85206478/0208633
118206477/0208629
16206473/0208628
109206472/0208627
16206471/0208625
16206453/0208608
31206435/0208590
Blogs
Uzhgorod.in
Анатолій Полосков: Вино без ліцензії. Чому в Україні досі частина виноробів працюють неофіційно?
21 November 2019 17:13
«Безбородая» журналистика
Юлиан Кривошапко, ученик 7-А класса: Владимир Кривошапко дает интервью внуку
18 November 2019 15:29
Post comment