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"They'll report back on openness and accessibility later." The bus service has been cancelled, and it's impossible to schedule an appointment with the Yakut Ministry of Transport.

Residents of the Khangalassky district in Yakutia may be left without a bus. Authorities say there's no money for the route. Because of this, two popular routes have been cancelled: morning and afternoon ones from Pokrovsk to Yakutsk. Other routes in the district have also been cut; for example, to Berdigestyakh, Namtsy, and Khatyryk, no services will operate on Wednesdays and Thursdays. пишет "Yakutsk Evening." There are also more routes. will not stop at several stops. 

Last year, the Khangalassky District received three new buses. However, they haven't been put into service yet: they plan to hold a new tender to select a carrier. For now, taxis are available for residents' convenience, but a ride costs around 600 rubles. 

The republic's Ministry of Transport planned to hold an in-person public reception on May 28. However, neither residents nor local journalists were able to register at the phone numbers provided: no one was available. didn't answer

In the comments, residents were not at all surprised. 

"It's ridiculous to hope for anything. They'll gather their people in an office, call the television, and say they held a meeting... everything's just like usual," "They're not giving out information for the meeting, but for themselves. Then they'll report on their openness and accessibility to communication with the public," "They're afraid of us... that's why they don't want to meet." 
Problems with municipal transport are not isolated in Russia's regions. In the Perm region canceled Bus service to the village of Yurla and the villages of Vyatchina, Detkina, and Dubrovka. There is no transportation in Karelia. remained the villages of Kolovo, Shalsky, Ust-Reka, Novo-Steklyannoye and Gakugsa. For years they have been unable to achieve Residents of Sita in Khabarovsk Krai need road repairs and a regular bus route.