Ministry of Sport: August Channel has not become efficient yet

Belarusian lakes and rivers are not adapted for creating tourist routes. A consultant of the tourism department of the Ministry of Sport Alena Salauyova claimed it during a press conference “On wintertime tourism organization in Belarus”.  Alena Salauyova: “Our republic is rich in water resources. Unfortunately, water tourism is on the decline here. The August Channel has been launched but it cannot be called efficient at the moment. A free tourism zone “Hrodna-Invest” is being created, so we will see”.
According to her, the problem of development of water transport and tourism will soon be considered by the Council of Ministers.