“The ministry took the initiative to double administrative fines for violating environmental laws. Corresponding proposals have already been sent to the Justice Ministry, ”the TASS ministry quotes the report.
It is expected that if the Ministry of Justice approves the initiative in the fourth quarter of 2020, the fines will be changed.
It is specified that fines will be increased, in particular, for non-compliance with environmental requirements in the implementation of urban planning and operation of enterprises, structures or other facilities, damage to land.
Earlier, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that on the territory of the Talnakh enrichment plant in Norilsk there was a leak of unidentified liquid into the tundra zone. It was clarified that there is a threat of runoff entering the Haraelah River.
On June 22, a criminal case was opened in Yakutia on the fact of a fuel leak from a diesel power station in the village of Argakhtakh.
On May 29, diesel fuel spilled at the CHPP-3 owned by Norilsk Nickel. The pollution area, according to the prosecutor's office, amounted to 180 thousand square meters. m