«In the field right now is a big job. We were engaged within a month saving people, now in most areas we turn to the recovery efforts — told RIA «VladNews» Amur Region Governor Oleg Kozhemyako. — Actively being repaired pavement. As soon as the water starts to leave the settlements, we will immediately send in their own strength, the strength of contractors, emergency to recovery and remediation of settlements, training of social facilities and public utilities. We\’ll have to take a lot of non-standard decisions related to the construction of housing for those people whose homes are found to be unfit for habitation «As said Oleg Kozhemyako, provincial authorities suspended and canceled the decisions related to the decision of the Russian Government to increase electricity tariff. Regional authorities estimate that amurchanam now need to pump out the water and dry the home, property, causing electricity costs will increase significantly. In addition, the regional administration will compensate 30% of the cost of electricity to citizens whose homes were affected by the floods. — Also for this category will be suspended amurchan levy tax on property and land, — says Oleg Kozhemyako. — Of course, we will also work to pay compensation to citizens for their loss. You need to create normal conditions for at least temporary residence for citizens who are unable to return to cold in their banking-up at home. We will allocate space in our camps, sanatoria that the affected families could live there until the moment when it will be possible to move to a new home. Among the measures that will be used to support the residents of the affected localities included lower prices for potatoes and coal!
Nicholas Kutenkov, RIA «VladNews»