“No complaints from people about flooding during flood period this spring.” Today, Farid Abdulganiev familiarized with the progress of clearing and channeling of river Bryssa

Today, the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farid Abdulganiev, familiarized with the progress of clearing and channeling of the river Bryssa near the village of Egorievo, Laishev district. The bank protection works were carried out with the purpose of protecting the settlement from flooding. “During the spring flood villages of Yegoryevo and Kaipa were annually flooded. There are 80 houses in the risk zone. In this regard, residents of settlements applied to the Ministry of Ecology for assistance, so this site was in priority,” –Farid Abdulganiev said. In the framework of the project in 2016-2017 technical works were carried out (cutting of trees and shrubs, stump withdrawal), clearing of the channel and its straightening, formation of slopes of the channel. “By now 83% of the work has been completed. Fish stocking is remained to perform, but today we can already talk about the high results achieved. This spring there were no complaints from people about flooding during the flood period. This is the result of coordinated and thorough work of the Ministry and the Federal Agency for Water Resources,” the Minister of Ecology of Tatarstan said.

Press Service of MENR of RT