The State Group for the Cleanup, Preservation and Development of Havana Harbor fosters actions on Tuesday to save the port of Havana, the most important in the country.

According to a note published by "Granma" newspaper today, different actions are being implemented in the zone to reduce pollution in that ecosystem and improve people s quality of life.

Among actions are collection and deposit of wastes from ships by using specialized vessels and adopting a contingency plan against spillage of hydrocarbons, based on established international regulations.

Also on the list is the extraction of sunken ships and ancient docks, and cleaning-up of Luyano River, one of the most polluted, whose works include the construction of a sewage treatment plant.

Source: Prensa Latina