This was reported by the press service of the regional government with reference to the Minister of property and land relations of the Kamchatka region Boris vyborova.

"More than 1,200 applications for the allocation of the "far Eastern hectare" filed by residents of Kamchatka on 1 June 2016. 1042 bids were submitted via the Federal information system (FIS), the rest on paper. According to the December 8, 242 applications have been approved. About 100 applications are to be signed by citizens", — said the Minister.

Leader in the number of statements remains the Yelizovo district. The three most popular reasons for the taking of land includes farming, individual housing construction and the organization of tourism activities.

On June 1, in Russia came into force the law on "far hectare", which implies the possibility of receiving the citizens of the Russian Federation plots of 1 ha in the Far East.