Violations in coal handling were discovered at the Primorye port. Local residents also reported the same incident, but their video was dismissed as "fake."
In Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai, residents are complaining about coal dust emanating from the port. The Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office also confirmed transshipment violations.
In department indicatedIt is alleged that the companies are not fully utilizing the "best available coal storage technologies" during transshipment. Their environmental programs do not comply with legal requirements, and there are inconsistencies in their inventory reports. Two companies lack a state environmental assessment "justifying their economic activities in internal waters and territorial seas." The prosecutor's office has filed several administrative charges against the companies' executives.
However, after inspection, local residents still report heavy dust emissions from the ports. Authorities responded have been named the video is "fake".
Nakhodka journalist Anna Sharipova refuted the authorities' claims. She visited the beaches where people noticed large amounts of coal in the water, took off Dust in strong winds, although companies claimed that coal handling does not occur in strong winds. And over the weekend, a dirty rain fell in the city: people also attribute this to the work of stevedoring companies.
"I went to Pyaterochka and got caught in this, I want them to have this dust examined," "I was riding in a taxi, and the taxi driver kept turning on the windshield wipers because there was obviously suspiciously dirty rain dripping onto the car windows," "The sea and the sky are all covered in coal," write residents in the comments.
Residents of Nakhodka have filed new complaints about the work of coal miners with the transport prosecutor's office.
Video: Sharipova's anonymous channel