At a meeting on the implementation of the development program for Far Eastern cities, he recalled the recent disaster in Ussuriysk. Damage caused by the natural disaster is estimated at seven billion rubles. One of the reasons was the failure of a dam.
“These incidents in the future must be absolutely excluded,” said the Head of State. He asked to carefully analyze the situation in areas where there is a risk of flooding and prepare balanced proposals for the protection of river banks and the construction of high-quality hydraulic structures.
Vladimir Putin flew to Vladivostok to participate in the Eastern Economic Forum. As Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov reported, in his speech at the plenary session the Head of State will evaluate, among other things, the results of the development of the Far Eastern Federal District over the past ten years.
