"Until the end of May." Authorities have postponed the removal of oil-contaminated sand from the village of Voskresensky for the third time.
About the new deadline сообщил Kuban Operational Headquarters. As in last Once again, the authorities cite the fact that the region lacks certified enterprises ready to accept sand for disposal, and they are already overloaded.
Sand will no longer be transported outside the region; no suitable sites were found in neighboring regions. Previously, attempts were made to ship the sand to, for example, Rostov Oblast. region, but the landfill there turned out to be unsuitable for disposal.
Authorities previously promised to remove the sand by April 1, but they failed to do so—this is the third time the deadline has been extended.
Local residents recorded A video message demanding that everything be removed by the end of April. They claim that fumes from the fuel oil sand are polluting the air—a kindergarten is located 500 meters from the landfill where it's stored.
«This is just a mockery - everyone who wrote [complaints] to the authorities received a response that it would be removed by the first of April, a local resident commented on the latest extension of the deadline. NataliaShe lives near the landfill and smells a "chemical" odor at night. Natalya complains that she and her two small children have been constantly sick since February. She believes it could be from the fuel oil.
«We have a cough and a runny nose, but no fever. Usually, when you're sick, you should have a fever.».
Sand at the landfill can be stored until the end of November, Reported "NotMoscow".
«I think they'll be taken out by that time., - suggests Marina, a resident of a neighboring village. And this is just brutal.».
Locals fear that heat waves will hit the Black Sea coast as early as the end of April, and the smell of fuel oil could become unbearable.
According to the Operational Headquarters, 86 tons of sand have been removed from the Voskresenskoye landfill to date. Another 67 tons remain.
