The decision to open navigation earlier was made today by the governor of the NAO, Yuri Bezdudny
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The head of the region this morning held a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and relevant departments.
— In the west, the rivers didn’t just open up, the ice has already gone — there is clean water. The men are now standing by the boats. They would like to go hunting, to deal with economic issues. But they do not have the opportunity, they will be violators in this case. According to the plan, navigation opens from May 22. If the water is clear, nothing prevents us from opening navigation earlier. If there are no threats for accidents, then people should be allowed to go out in boats. Today we need to prepare a resolution and open navigation in the west of the district from May 19, – said Yuri Bezdudny.
The decision to shift the dates of the opening of navigation in other parts of the NAO will be made later. Depending on the ice situation.
