“The Government of Russia, the Government of the Irkutsk Region, together with the state corporation for the development of VEB.RF, in order to eliminate accumulated environmental damage resulting from the activities of OJSC Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill ... approve a promising project for the development of territories under bankruptcy of OJSC Baikal Pulp and Paper paper mill, ”the list of instructions published on the Kremlin’s website says.
Putin also instructed the government of Russia, the Irkutsk region and VEB.RF to choose the best world practices for the disposal of waste from the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill.
In addition, Putin ordered the government to start implementing measures to preserve and reproduce unique aquatic biological resources on Lake Baikal by January 1
Built in the 1960s, the plant was considered the largest source of pollution of Lake Baikal. In 2013, the main production on it was stopped.