Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on earthquake relief in Siberian regions as part of his working trip to Abakan, Khakassia
In particular, the prime minister said that almost 400 million roubles will be allocated to the Republic of Tuva as the region most badly damaged by last year’s earthquakes. Vladimir Putin also instructed the Emergencies Ministry and the Russian Academy of Sciences to submit proposals on the establishment of a Centre for the Forecast, Monitoring and Response to Emergencies on the Altai-Sayan Plateau.
