Quick small boats in all the rivers of Yakutia will close on 15 October. During a conference call with the heads of departments and heads of river ulus of Yakutia Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Omuku urged to pay special attention to the organization and compliance with ferry safety in the transport of passengers and goods in the final round navigation.
For small vessels rivers of Yakutia began to close since Sept. 26, the first closed season on the northern rivers, in the period from 10 to 15 October will be closed shipping on rivers in the southern and central regions of the republic and beyond the river. In this regard, Viktor Omuku called heads of transport departments and heads of municipalities to hurry delivery of goods required before closing ferries.
According to the head of the Transport Ministry of Water Transport Yakutia Semen Korkin, October 15, in Yakutsk for passengers will be involved fifteen hovercraft. Air transport will carry the airline “Polar airlines” airport “Magan”. To transport trucks will run two ferries: in the period of adverse weather conditions the crossing of trucks will be engaged in SC “Yakutia”, after freeze-open the crossing with icebreaking support, which will provide the court LORP.
Along with the change in the conditions of carriage will rise if rates. According Semen Korkin prices on cargo crossings will double compared to the summer. With regard to passenger transport, then, as the representative of the owners, depending on weather conditions, the price will change incrementally from 500 to 2000 rubles.
Speaking about the organization of the carriage of passengers in a transition period, Viktor Omuku particularly drew attention to the timely preparation of air transport in order to avoid a repeat of last year. Recall that in early November due to adverse weather conditions of the hovercraft ceased to operate flights from Yakutsk to Nizhniy Best. Helicopters were not ready to start transportation, resulting in an excitement and long queues, and to resolve the situation had to use helicopters MOE.
“This year, we have to raise the MOE will not, it’s not an emergency. It is necessary to prepare in advance a helicopter landing pad and pre-warn passengers – from which they will fly, that there was no rush, like last year. The representative of the Ministry of Transport must daily to monitor the current situation, to start air travel as soon as the need arises, “– he stressed.
The deputy chairman also urged the fullest inform all participants of transport, including carriers from neighboring regions, the timing of closing the crossings and the establishment of tariffs, in order to minimize the number of carriers for which the coming of winter and freezing will be an unpleasant surprise.
Source: YSIA
Translation: Google
