In the line of fire

on Monday at the meeting, Prime Minister Mikhail mishustina with his deputies, Vice-Premier of Victoria Abramchenko, introduced the report on the operational situation with forest fires. The situation she described as quite tense. The fire season due to the abnormally warm, dry winter and dry spring started earlier – the first forest fires were observed in January. First time in the history of space monitoring this year recorded forest fire in the Arctic circle.

“From the beginning, the fire covered 1.2 million hectares. Appeared a total of more than 9 thousand forest fires,” – said Deputy Prime Minister. At the same time, at the moment the area of the fire a quarter less than in the same period last year. Burns mainly the far East, which recorded 80 percent of all forest fires.

across the country in 19 regions had been working to extinguish the 155 fires in the area of 33 thousand hectares. Attracted 5,500 personnel, about 900 units. “Thanks to the coordinated work of Federal and regional services the threat to human life and objects of economy is not” – said Abramchenko.

the Government is taking systematic measures to reduce forest fires and improve the efficiency of dealing with them. So, 92 million hectares of reduced area of control in which the fire can not be extinguish. “These are the control zones which became the reason of occurrence of large and severe fires in the past year on the territory of the Krasnoyarsk region,” – said Deputy Prime Minister. In the framework of the national project “Environment” in the regions supplied more than 15 thousand units of modern forest fire equipment. This year, the measures to combat forest fires the government has provided regions 6.2 billion rubles, and all they brought to the field.

Victoria Abramchenko asked to support two proposals. First, to determine the divisions of EMERCOM of Russia the only contractors for air delivery of forces and means of “Avialesookhrana”. Secondly, to provide free power and water to the people who are directly involved in fighting forest fires. “These people risk their life and limb in the struggle against the elements” – reminded the Deputy Prime Minister.

Michael Mishustin has ordered the government office to promptly prepare all the necessary documents.

In the environmental project also includes measures to reduce environmental damage, including the elimination of the growing up years of our landfills. More than 3.5 billion the government will receive over three years in six regions of the country for the elimination of landfills. Over one billion will be transferred before the end of the year. “This will allow us to reclaim the large unauthorized garbage dumps and landfills of resp��the glare of Tatarstan, North Ossetia, in Tver, Lipetsk, Tula and Nizhny Novgorod regions”, – said the head of the Cabinet.

He recalled that similar work is underway in the Moscow region, where they prepare for reclaiming four large garbage landfill, and within the framework of the Federal project “Pure country” it is put more than 2.5 billion rubles.

– We will continue this work throughout the country, assured the Prime Minister. – It is important for people’s wellbeing and to improve the environmental situation in General.

Mishustin during a meeting announced new measures to support domestic agricultural producers. Signed the decree giving farmers whose seasonal activities are included in a special list, entitled to a deferment or installment of tax payments on the condition that half of their income received from these seasonal activities. “In the updated document in addition to participating in the harvest included aquaculture, processing of vegetables and fruits, as well as a number of other positions,” – said the head of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Farmers will also be able to defer payments on subsidized loans. “First and foremost we are talking about short – term up to one year – preferential loans for small agribusiness, which expire this year,” – said Mishustin. Such loans can be extended to obtain a deferment of payments of accrued interest. It can expect the borrowers that received the investment loan.

– the funding for the new support measures will amount to 10 billion rubles, of which this year will be allocated 4 billion rubles in the next 6 billion at the expense of redistribution of budgetary funds, – said the Prime Minister.