In Dagestan capital, DSPU protests against building up the park

In Makhachkala, a rally was organized by teachers and students of the Dagestan State Polytechnic University (DSPU) against illegal construction launched in the park zone adjacent to the university. Unknown businessmen fell down old trees and during one night laid the basement of a supermarket in the territory of the largest city park.

Today in Makhachkala, about three hundred students and teachers of the DSPU went out to a rally in protest against the illegal construction started in the park named after the 50th October Anniversary.

"It is here a fashion to build up the park zone. The city lack greenery to provide residents with oxygen. During the last two years the park was brought into an awful state. In a year, we'll have all shops there, not the territory for people's rest," Alexander Bulgakov, a university teacher, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

After the rally, an official appeared at the illegal construction site, who presented himself as a member of the "demolition group" of the Makhachkala administration. He explained to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that they had only just received information about the construction in the park zone.

"If there are no proper documents on the construction, of which I strongly doubt, everything will be smashed down," said the official. "The case will be immediately reported to the city Mayor Said Amirov. We demolished even more capital structures; there'll be no problems with this one."