The President
held a meeting on disaster relief measures following wildfires
in April 2017, which damaged a number of towns and villages
in Buryatia and the Irkutsk Region. The meeting
participants discussed the progress in reconstruction work
and compensation payments to the wildfire victims.
August
4, 2017
09:00
Tankhoi,
Republic of Buryatia
1 of 5
Meeting
on wildfire relief in Buryatia and Irkutsk Region.
After
the meeting, Vladimir Putin had a conversation with Vadim Semenov,
Mayor of Cheremkhovo, Irkutsk Region.
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Excerpts
from transcript of meeting on wildfire relief in Buryatia
and Irkutsk Region
President
of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon,
Colleagues,
we all know very well that last spring this region suffered from wildfires.
Residential areas in Buryatia and the Irkutsk Region were
affected. Fire destroyed houses and outbuildings.
We
discussed relief measures on May 15 at a meeting
in Irkutsk. Today I would like to hear about the progress,
including your reports on compensation payments to the people
affected by wildfires.
I found
certain discrepancies in my papers and would like to ask
my colleagues a question regarding the actual amount
of the funding allocated. As far as I know, due
to time-consuming bureaucracy, the money was provided later than
planned. But the question itself is how much is required for rebuilding
the houses and other buildings in the first place –
and how much was allocated.
This
concerns Buryatia as well. The village of Cheremushki is well
known. I spoke to the residents during Direct Line.
My understanding is it is the only affected residential area
in Buryatia. The Irkutsk Region had more victims.
