Russian Economy News: Putin flew to the fire-affected Khakassia

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Putin flew to the fire-affected Khakassia – NEWSru.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Abakan, the capital suffered from forest fires Khakassia. On Tuesday, April 21, the head of state will hold a meeting on the progress of reconstruction and assistance to victims, as well as to visit one of the temporary accommodation residents who lost their homes.

According to the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov, the main theme of the meeting will be in Abakan “restoration, restoration of housing and assistance to the families of the victims and the victims.” At the meeting, he added, will be attended by all concerned ministries and departments, reports “Interfax” .

According to “The south of Siberia” , the list of participants of the meeting, Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services Mikhail Men, head MChSVladimir Tufts Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova, Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Michael Topilin and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Siberian Federal District Nikolai Rogozhkin.

Putin decided to arrive in Khakassia to “to get acquainted with the measures that have been taken in line with the fire-fighting”, reports the words Peskov TASS. How long will the visit of the President, is not specified.

Putin had tea with the fire victims in temporary accommodation center

The correspondent of “Komsomolskaya Pravda” Dmitry Smirnov published in his Twitter picture Putin in temporary accommodation centers affected, which is located in a local hospital MIA. “Putin asked:” Did you pay? “Pogoreltsy” received 10 thousand “- also wrote journalist.

According to TASS, Putin during intercourse with lodgers for tea urged local authorities not to delay payments and calculation of damage from fires. The head of Khakassia Viktor Zimin, in turn, said that, according to recent data, produced in 1722 by the payment of 10, 50 and 100 thousand rubles.

” I think that in three days we will issue 90 percent of all those who have already guaranteed a right (for compensation. – Note. NEWSru.com ) “, – said the head of the republic.” Do not tighten “- Putin said, noting that the government has already allocated about it first 680 million rubles.

“This is the first step of course, require much more resources – the president said. – It is necessary as soon as possible all count. “This, he said, as regards the restoration of property and various payments. As for the documents lost in fires, they must be restored without the red tape, the Russian leader said.

“It is necessary that the bureaucracy was minimal. And that will drive out
one institution to another, “- Putin drew attention Zimin. The president also asked to reconstruction of housing. The head of the region it said that has already begun clearing the area.” feed, ASIC, dress. Thanks to the whole country. We have four hours beginning of the humanitarian aid, “- said Zimin.

According to words Correspondent” KP “Dmitry Smirnov, Putin promised to come to Khakassia again in a couple of months and see how things are going. “Interfax”, said that at a meeting with the Head of State was attended by about 20 people.

“just because” local officials will not be punished, the president promised

Officials responsible for the spread of fire in Khakassia, should be held accountable, Putin said during a meeting with the fire victims. The President stressed that “just because” no one will be punished. Commenting on the words of one of the victims of the detention of the local Fire Chief protection, the President pointed out that “we need to understand”.

“We must understand, it was possible (to prevent fires) or not,” – he said. According to Putin, the need to find out who the officials for that responsible for what and who should be held accountable. “We need to look at and about those who are engaged in firefighting activities, what they did, they did not. Just so no one will be held accountable, but if someone has something to blame, let him answer, “- said the head of state.

Another local resident Putin drew attention to the fact that local officials call for interrogations. The President called for them not to worry and suggested that it Zimin recommend fire victims to ask such questions. “I knew nothing,” – said the head of the Russian head of Khakassia.

“If people sit in their seats and not do nothing – that’s one thing. And if they perform their duties entirely, but the elements are stronger than us – it’s a different situation. And nobody, only to for the formalities to bring to justice will not “- said Putin. If people are not to blame, he said,” no one specifically will not persecute anyone “.

The victims of fires started 30

The fires devastated the Khakassia April 12th. No housing remained almost five thousand men, all damaged more than 1.3 thousand private homes. The rapid spread of fire contributed to a hurricane. 30 people were killed, more two unaccounted for.

During the last “straight line” the president said that the restoration of Khakassia allocated from the budget of five to six billion rubles. All infrastructure needs to be restored by September 1, said the head of state.

It has recently become aware of the arrest the head of the State Forest Service Trans-Baikal Territory Ruslan Balagura into the abuse of power. Earlier, the press service of the prosecutor’s office in the region reported that Balagur also accused of negligence in fires.

In the Far East began teaching of Ministry of Emergency Situations to eliminate natural accidents

Meanwhile, the Far East began large-scale exercises Ministry of Emergency Situations to eliminate man-made accidents and natural disasters. They involve more than six thousand employees of departments and 1.2 thousand pieces of equipment, including seven aircraft.

“In the course of the three-day training will be tested responses to complication flood situation, on the Elimination of wildfire and protect the village from the fire. In different regions of the Far East will be tested as the actions Ministry of Emergency Situations in earthquakes, fires in large industrial facilities and emissions of chemically dangerous substances, transport accidents, explosions of gas, “- told Tass, the press service of the Far Eastern Regional Emergency Center.

The department argued that “educational legends to us now have the greatest relevance”, as the “fire season in southern federal district has already begun.”

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