Under Kursk, a private owner seized a plot on the banks of the Rat river

In the Kursk region, work continues on the seizure of plots located in the coastal zone of water bodies from private owners. Another case was reported in the regional prosecutor’s office.

Employees of the supervisory authority of the Kursk district defended in court the rights of citizens to free access to the reservoir. During the inspection of compliance with land and environmental legislation, it was revealed that part of the coastline of the Rat River, with an area of almost 14,000 square meters, was in private ownership.

According to the law, the coastal strip is a public territory and cannot be privatized. The prosecutor of the Kursk district filed a lawsuit to recognize the right of private ownership of this site as invalid.

“The court supported the position of the prosecutor’s office, and now the illegally occupied area of 14,090 square meters will be returned to federal ownership, providing free access to the river for everyone,” the regional prosecutor’s office said.