Emergency prevention work will be carried out in Primorye this year – Kommersant

Primorsky Krai will receive an additional 414 million rubles. for the purchase of equipment to eliminate the consequences of emergency situations (ES) and carry out work to eliminate them, said Governor Oleg Kozhemyako. Work to prevent emergencies is planned to be carried out this year.

This topic was raised during a meeting of the presidium of the government commission on socio-economic development of the Far East. It was held under the leadership of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Far Eastern Federal District, Yuri Trutnev. As Mr. Kozhemyako clarified, the allocated 414 million rubles. will be spent, among other things, on the purchase of heavy equipment for carrying out rescue operations, clearing river beds and dredging.

“In the near future we will begin purchasing equipment so that work to eliminate emergency situations and prevent them will begin this year,” added the governor of the Primorsky Territory, whose words are quoted by press service local government.

In August, heavy rains led to large-scale floods in Primorye. On August 15, a regional emergency was declared in the region. On August 25, the state of emergency was raised to the federal level. Six people died as a result of the flood. Damage by the authorities of Primorye is preliminary was assessed at 10 billion rubles. At the same time, the damage is only to the region’s agriculture made up RUB 1.6 billion

Details – in the material “Kommersant” “Primorye will be kept afloat”.

Laura Keffer