Soon there will be another well-equipped recreational place in Rēzekne municipality
As the Luban Lake approached, it can be seen from a long distance that construction of a new building is taking place on the shore. In fact, the building had been there all the time, but it was not so noticeable because of the shabby appearance and shrubs – it was a pump station. There is a centre for the development of watercourses which is planned to be completed this year. This is a project for which the European Union funding of more than a million lats is realised.
Latvijas - Lietuvas pārrobežu sadarbības programmas 2007. - 2013. g. projektu realizē Rēzeknes novada pašvaldība. Tā ietvaros pie Lubāna tiks sakārtota infrastruktūra, tādējādi radot labvēlīgu vidi - iedzīvotājiem atpūtas iespējām un uzņēmējiem jaunu tūrisma pakalpojumu piedāvāšanai.
The largest funding is planned for the construction of the centre for the development of watercourses, where conferences and exhibition rooms, changing rooms, shower rooms, recreational space shall be installed. A water sports inventory warehouse will be located next to the centre building. In order for people to enjoy this place, the surroundings must be well-equipped and arranged. This is why the project promoters intend to create football and volleyball sites, to install recreational benches and garbage urns, to install parking space, stop and play area for children, reconstruct the nearby pond and install wooden kindles at the lake.
As a result of increasing human flows, entrepreneurs also have opportunities to create new services in the area of Luban, such as a watersport inventory leasing, a skating rack, ski trail etc. in winter.
“Luban is a place with unique natural resources. We are convinced that it would inevitably be one of the most popular places in Latgale in terms of tourist visits,” says Ineta Brina, the leader of this project.
Kopējais projekta finansējums Latvijā ir Ls 708 546. No tiem 85 % ir Eiropas Reģionālās attīstības fonda finansējums, 5% - Reģionālās attīstības un pašvaldības lietu ministrijas un 10 % Rēzeknes novada pašvaldības līdzfinansējums. 2009.gadā jau apgūti Ls 165 140.
The official name of this project is “sustainable tourism development in the vicinity of Kupišku lagoon (Lithuania) and Luban Lake (Latvia)”. Its number is LLI-010.
