| Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a meeting on relief efforts following the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant and ways to ensure stable electricity supply to consumers of the Siberian energy system.Part 1 August 21, 2009 Republic of Khakassia В.В.Путин провел совещание по вопросу «О ликвидации последствий аварии на Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС и организации работы по обеспечению устойчивого энергоснабжения потребителей объединенной энергосистемы Сибири» 21 августа 2009 года Республика Хакасия Vladimir Putin:A major accident, one of the largest accidents in recent history, happened at the Sayano-Shushensya power plant on Monday. People have died or are still missing. This is a grave tragedy. We have spoken with the rescue team and even these people, who have seen a lot in their line of work, say their nerves are frayed. We will restore the plant, but lives have been lost. This is the most difficult part. I would like to once again express my condolences to the families of the victims, and also to thank the rescue team, the medics and generation specialists who have dealt with the tragedy promptly and professionally, preventing the situation from taking an even worse, more tragic turn. Our main goal now is to help those who have lost their relatives in the tragedy, and all those who have been affected. As you know, RusHydro has decided to pay 1 million roubles to the families whose relatives have died. This is a good decision, but it is not enough. Payments ... |
