Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a working meeting with Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov
The prime minister believes Moscow could help build new housing for people left homeless by the wildfires in one of Russia’s regions, for example in Ryazan.
“With the help of GLONASS we have launched two ambitious projects with a strong social focus: there will be a single emergency telephone number (112) which people can use to call rescue services, ambulances or the police and, as its logical extension, the Era-GLONASS urgent response service will be introduced for traffic accidents. Both aim to come to the rescue as soon as possible.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a working meeting with Ryazan Region Governor Oleg Kovalyov
The Ryazan Region governor reported to the prime minister that in the first six months of 2010 the region saw 7% growth in industrial production and unemployment had fallen to pre-crisis levels. Mr Kovalyov also said that the average wage in the Ryazan Region should reach 16,000 roubles by the end of the year and that mortgage programmes were being implemented successfully.
Events for 9 august 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Government Presidium
“Experience has shown that the amount of compensation stipulated in our current regulatory acts is too small to provide people with meaningful assistance. This is why in the event of an emergency, we decide, on a case-by-case basis, to add to those minimum amounts. And in order to move away from that practice in the future and to ensure people’s rights are upheld, we are considering the possibility of raising the minimum compensation paid to victims of disasters.”
