Putin announced a repeat meeting on flood protection – Real Estate |

Moscow. April 24. INTERFAX – Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to reconvene a large meeting to discuss a range of issues related to the prevention and protection of settlements from floods.

On Wednesday, the President held a meeting via video conference on flood mitigation, which was attended by relevant leaders of the Russian government, heads of regions, as well as municipalities affected by the flood.

“I would like to draw your attention to the fact that I consider it necessary to meet again in the future in a larger format and discuss the entire range of issues related to the prevention and protection of populated areas from floods,” Putin said at this meeting.

He emphasized that “there are systemic, organizational and management problems here.”

“We need to clearly define what measures the federation, regions, and local authorities need to take here. In particular, we will consider how existing hydraulic structures meet the established requirements, how programs for the construction, renovation and maintenance of dams and other engineering facilities are being implemented to protect territories from the negative effects of water “, the president emphasized.

Separately, the president focused on compensation to citizens.

“It will be necessary to evaluate in detail and adjust, if necessary, the amount of compensation payments to citizens affected by the emergency situation. I mean one-time financial assistance, and payments in connection with partial or complete loss of property, and others. The approaches here must be uniform and fair , regardless of the budgetary provision of the regions,” Putin said.

The President emphasized that “for citizens it is not important, absolutely indifferent, which level of government is responsible for which problem, where whose powers are.”

“The main thing is that the problems that people face, including those of an emergency nature, are effectively resolved, that people are listened to, their appeals are responded to in a timely and matter-of-fact manner, so that the entire system of public power in the country works smoothly and clearly,” the head of state said .

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