To establish the Zalve training area, the Ministry of Defence plans to take over 81 land parcels covering an area of 1072.78 hectares in the Aizkraukle and Jēkabpils municipalities, which was identified as the most suitable location for a new military training ground following an evaluation of several potential sites. Economic activity will no longer be permitted in the land areas slated for acquisition by the Ministry. The expropriation process will be carried out in accordance with a special law.

To verify whether land owned by local residents falls within the planned Zalve training area, citizens are invited to contact the State Centre for Defence Military Objects and Procurement by telephone at 26177070, between 9.00 and 17.00 on working days from 6 July to 1 December 2022. The Ministry of Defence, in collaboration with the Aizkraukle and Jēkabpils municipal governments, plans to organise meetings with residents to explain the development of the training area and address any questions. (...)