Applications for a "Far Eastern hectare" are received from citizens from all over the country. Yesterday corr. IA SakhalinMedia got acquainted with the cutting of land on Sakhalin, having studied the interactive map of the region on the FIS website "To the Far East". Today, readers will be able to see where applicants for free Kuril hectares "draw" plots for themselves.
Recall that the law on the "Far Eastern hectare" has been in force since June 1, 2016. From October 1, Sakhalin and Kuril residents could receive their allotments. Since February 1 of this year, when land was issued not only to the Far East, but to all citizens of the country, residents of the Sakhalin Region began to apply much more actively.
At the beginning of the month, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev explained this phenomenon by the fact that the Far East was simply afraid that representatives of other regions would take away all the land from them.
Acquaintance with interactive map Sakhalin showed that the most tidbits on the island are the southern lands. Basically, this is the coast, where the islanders love to come to rest in the summer.
As for the Kuril Islands, people here are also happy to "tear off" a piece of land for themselves. Most applicants for free plots are going to engage in agricultural activities there.
Looking at the map on the FIS website "To the Far East" you can easily determine which of the islands enjoys special attention and popularity. Kunashir became the undisputed leader. It was literally torn to pieces. Particularly well cut areas located near the sea - the coast of Kunashir.
Kunashir: Yuzhno-Kurilsk. Photo: Printscreen map of the FIS site "To the Far East"
Kunashir: Hot beach. Photo: Printscreen map of the FIS site "To the Far East"
Kunashir: Sernovodsk. Photo: Printscreen map of the FIS site "To the Far East"
Kunashir: Columnar. Photo: Printscreen map of the FIS site "To the Far East"
In addition, applications have been submitted for the lands of the Shikotan and Iturup islands. However, the marked areas here are no longer located with the same density as on Kunashir, and their number is quite small.
Shikotan: Krabozavodskoe. Photo: Printscreen map of the FIS site "To the Far East"
On Shikotan, the villages of Malokurilskoye and Krabozavodskoye received attention.
Shikotan: Malokurilskoye. Photo: Printscreen map of the FIS site "To the Far East"
On Iturup, plots were taken near the village of Reidovo. There is the Olya bay and the roadstead Convenient. The recipients of hectares decided to take a fancy to them.
Iturup: Reidovo. Photo: Printscreen map of the FIS site "To the Far East"
In addition, more and more green rectangles begin to appear in the area of the city of Kurilsk on the same Iturup. There, Russians are especially fond of the territory of the coast of the Kuril Bay.
Iturup: Kurilsk. Photo: Printscreen map of the FIS site "To the Far East"
It should be noted that some federal media reported that thanks to the distribution of free hectares, the Kuril Islands are experiencing a real revival.
We remind you that the entire region is divided into zones where it is possible and where it is impossible to take "Far Eastern hectares". The area where it is “not allowed” is shaded in gray, where it is “possible” in white.
Plots already owned or leased are marked in red. The plots already given for use under the law on the "Far Eastern hectare" are marked in blue.
With the help of simple tools and a computer mouse, a potential recipient of a hectare draws in the right place the contours of his future plot with an area not exceeding 1 hectare for an individual application and up to 10 hectares for a collective one. After cutting the site and then sending an application for the provision of the site through the site, its boundaries begin to be displayed on the map in the very place where the applicant drew it. They are marked in green.
In the Sakhalin region, "Far Eastern hectares" are allocated free of charge not only on Sakhalin Island, but also on the Kuril Islands, the Ministry of Land and Property Relations of the region reported.
"Far Eastern hectares" can also be obtained on the Kuril Islands. Since February 1, we have received 751 applications from residents of other regions of the country, of which a third (about 250 applications) expressed a desire to obtain land on the territory of the South Kuril urban district (Kunashir and Shikotan islands)," the agency's interlocutor said. "Interfax" in the ministry.
According to him, the most a large number of applications were received from residents of Moscow, the Moscow region, St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. Plots are mainly taken for projects Agriculture, tourism, as well as just for housing construction.
In total, more than 8.1 thousand applications have already been received for "Far Eastern hectares" in the Sakhalin Region. Almost 1.9 thousand contracts have been concluded for a total area of over 1.2 thousand hectares.
Recall that the federal law on the "Far Eastern hectare" came into force on June 1, 2016. From this date, residents of the Far East could choose a plot of land in the "pilot" municipality its subject. From October 1, land plots became available to residents of the Far East throughout the region, and from February 1, 2017, a hectare has already been provided.
In February, it became known that the government intends to support the citizens who received the "Far Eastern hectare". Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev specified that participants in the Far Eastern Hectare program would be able to receive loans from March this year.
Local authorities report on regional support measures for hectare recipients. Yes, the Sakhalin government issues, subsidies for the purchase of small-sized agricultural machinery under leasing agreements. Grants are also provided for the organization of agricultural production and for novice farmers.
Dispute between Russia and Japan over the Kuriles
At the end of World War II, the entire Kuril archipelago was included in the USSR. At the same time, the ownership of the islands of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and the uninhabited Habomai ridge is disputed by Japan. In 1956, a declaration was signed between the USSR and Japan to end the state of war. The declaration says that the USSR agrees to transfer the island of Shikotan and the Habomai ridge to the Japanese side, but only after the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two countries, which still does not exist.
In December last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Japan on an official visit. After meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Russian leader confirmed that the parties discussed, among other things, the possibility of concluding a peace treaty. The head of the Russian Federation said that the countries should stop the "historical ping-pong" on the Kuril issue and understand that it is necessary to finally settle it in the interests of the two countries. The main outcome of the visit was an agreement on joint activities between Moscow and Tokyo in the Kuril Islands.
It became known that the Russian government extended to the "northern territories" the effect of a new law on the gratuitous distribution of land to Russians. The law is aimed at the development of the Far East region. The administration has begun accepting applications from those who wish. Applications can be submitted for lands located in Kunashir and Iturup. Moreover, a free hectare can also be obtained on Shikotan, an island that, according to the Soviet-Japanese declaration of 1956, should go to Japan after the signing of a peace treaty.
On the eve of President Putin's visit to Japan, which is scheduled for December, it becomes again clear that Russia is consolidating its effective control over the "northern territories".
The new law came into force in May this year. The Japanese government was monitoring whether Russia would apply the law to the "northern territories" over which Russo-Japanese territorial negotiations were to take place. This month, the Russian government introduced a law, ascertaining the wishes of the inhabitants of the Far East region. Plots of land will be issued in Kunashir, Iturup and Shikotan.
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Nihon Keizai 03.10.2016The purpose of the law is to speed up the resettlement of Russians in the Far East and revitalize the region. Everyone will be given one hectare of empty land owned by the state or an autonomous region free of charge. If the tenant will use it in accordance with the application, then in five years he will be able to get it into his property. It is also possible to extend the lease. This month the state will accept applications only from residents of the Far East, in February next year it will begin accepting applications from all Russians.
Those who wish can get plots located more than ten kilometers from settlements with a population of more than 50,000 people. In the "northern territories" there are no such large settlements, so there will be distributed plots located close to places with established infrastructure.
According to residents of the Far East, it is possible to apply for sites that are within one kilometer of such central cities as Kurilsk (Iturup) and Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Kunashir).
The Putin administration plans to conduct territorial negotiations based on the Soviet-Japanese declaration, which refers to the transfer of two islands and at the same time allows applications for land located on Shikotan. If land transfers proceed at a brisk pace, there is a danger that territorial negotiations will become more difficult due to population growth and other reasons.
The action of the program for the allocation of the "Far Eastern hectare" no longer applies to the Kuril Islands. According to the map posted on the portal nadalniyvostok.rf, all the islands of the Kuril chain (Sakhalin region) are marked as a “gray zone”, that is, as territories where “a land plot cannot be provided for free use.”
At the same time, a few days ago the system accepted similar applications on the islands of the Kuril chain. The fate of applications that have already been submitted but not executed, which were completed before the restrictions were introduced, remains unclear. Most likely, such applications will be cancelled.
As local residents of the Kuriles noted in an interview with an EastRussia correspondent, the situation came as a complete surprise to them. Many have already submitted applications or were already ready to do so, but now their desire cannot be realized. At the same time, the interlocutors note that they would like to get the land they are entitled to on the islands: they cannot move by car to the neighboring region, and therefore find themselves in a discriminatory position in relation to other Far East residents.
There is no official information about what the new restrictions are connected with yet. According to unconfirmed information from a source in the Ministry for the Development of the Far East, the issuance of plots in the Southern and Northern Kuril regions could be stopped at the request of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“This is not the first case in the practice of project implementation when the status of the land received by the applicants changes,” Mikhail Krivopal, a member of the Public Council of the Ministry for the Development of the Far East of Russia, comments on the situation. “This situation does not allow the use of the requested sites for the purposes of social or commercial development. participants of the project, therefore, all such changes in the conditions for the use of land should be as transparent and understandable as possible to all citizens, without exception, applying for a hectare for Far East. I consider it important that the experts of the Public Council under the Ministry for the Development of the Far East participate in resolving such situations. We will figure it out,” the expert notes.
