The season of floods and fires is coming — in Russia they are preparing, including in Crimea

According to Dmitry Patrushev, in 2025, 34 hydraulic and protective structures were built and repaired. This year, the Government of the Russian Federation has allocated about 9 billion rubles for this area of ​​work, as well as for the cleanup of water bodies. At the same time, the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision, federal departments and entities are faced with the task of continuing to monitor the condition of hydraulic structures, paying special attention to ownerless facilities.

The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that in order to work effectively during the season, all preventive measures must be implemented in a timely manner.

In turn, the head of the Federal Water Resources Agency, Dmitry Kirillov, reported on joint work with the regions to prepare reservoirs for the safe passage of floods and carry out planned preventive measures. Thus, the reservoirs of southern Russia have completed their flood control task and are now operating in filling mode.

The Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief, Alexander Kurenkov, and the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, Alexander Kozlov, also made presentations on the topic.

The event was attended by the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea Alexey Eremenko, representatives of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, the Federal Agency for Water Resources, heads of Russian regions, and others.

source: Department of Information and Press Service of the Head of the Republic of Crimea