Rustam Minnikhanov gives an errand to step up control over ice removal from roofs and to prepare for spring flooding

On 11 March, speaking at a regional meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov gave an errand to step up control over ice removal from roofs and to prepare for spring flooding.

He said that with the onset of spring such issues as ice and snow removal from roofs have become extremely important as every year people, including children, are traumatized and vehicles damaged because of snow falling from the roofs.

Rustam Minnikhanov informed participants of the meeting that with the onset of the calendar spring the Incident Management system has already registered 25 complaints from residents in February and 83 complaints just for the first ten days of March. “There are owners, who are responsible for this. Such incidents are a result of irresponsible and negligible attitude of the owners to their responsibilities of facilities maintenance and the lack of control from local administrations and surveillance bodies”, he said.

Rustam Minnikhanov also gave an errand to regional Ministry of Transport and Road Facilities to prevent flooding of road infrastructures, bridges and separate settlements and regions by timely cleaning of culverts and spaces under bridges. “Heads of municipalities and the Emergency Ministry departments should ensure the readiness of technical means and resources for flooding prevention and elimination and take measures for providing safety of waterworks,” he added.